προσδοκία
prosdokia · expectation
Greek word · Strong’s number G4329 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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prosdokia (προσδοκία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “expectation”.
Anxious waiting.
How to say it
pros·do·ki·a
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
- Waiting for what is to come, with fear or longing.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
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Where it appears
- Luke 21:26
people fainting from fear and expectation of the things coming on the inhabited world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
- Acts 12:11
And Peter, coming to himself, said, “Now I know truly that the Lord has sent out his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.”