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ἐκδέχομαι

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Gloss: to wait for

Transliteration: ekdechomai

Strong’s: G1551

ἐκ-δέχομαι
[in LXX for עֶרֶב, קָבַץ, etc. ;]
__1. to take or receive from (Hom., Hdt., a1.).
__2. (Rare in cl.), to expect, await: with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.5:3, Heb.11:10, Jas.5:7; with accusative of person(s), Act.17:16, 1Co.11:33 16:11; before ἕως, Heb.10:13 (Cremer, 687).†
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