prosdechomai · wait for, welcome

What it means

prosdechomai (προσδέχομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wait for, welcome”.

Wait for, look forward to; also welcome, receive.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To welcome a person or accept something gladly.
2. To look for something coming, like God's kingdom.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• waiting for ×7
• welcome ×2
• accepted ×1
• accepting ×1
• await ×1
• awaiting ×1
• welcomes ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Mark×1
• Luke×5
• Acts×2
• Romans×1
• Philippians×1
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×2
• Jude×1

• Mark 15:43

  Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself waiting for the kingdom of God, came and took courage and went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

• Luke 2:25

  And look, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the comfort of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

• Luke 2:38

  And coming up at that very hour, she was giving thanks to God and was speaking about him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

• Luke 12:36

  and you be like people waiting for their master, to see when he will return from the wedding feast, so that when he comes and knocks they may at once open to him.

• Luke 15:2

  And both the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

• Luke 23:51

  (this one had not consented to their decision and action), from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God.

• Acts 23:21

  So you must not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”

• Acts 24:15

  having a hope in God, which these men themselves also await, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.

• Romans 16:2

  so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever matter she may need from you; for she too has been a patron of many, and of me myself.

• Philippians 2:29

  So welcome him in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,

• Titus 2:13

  awaiting the happy hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus the Messiah,

• Hebrews 10:34

  For you indeed sympathized with the prisoners, and accepted with joy the seizure of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves have a better possession and one that remains.

• Hebrews 11:35

  Women received their dead by resurrection; but others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, so that they might obtain a better resurrection.

• Jude 1:21

  keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus the Messiah to eternal life.