"to expect, wait or look for, Rom. 8:19, 23, 25; 1 Cor. 1:7; Gal. 5:5; Phil. 3:20; Heb. 9:28"
Definition and meaning
to expect, wait or look for, Rom. 8:19, 23, 25; 1 Cor. 1:7; Gal. 5:5; Phil. 3:20; Heb. 9:28
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀπεκδέχομαι
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of apekdechomai (G553) across the King James Bible.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
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Common questions
Strong's G553 (apekdechomai) is a Greek word that means: to expect, wait or look for, Rom. 8:19, 23, 25; 1 Cor. 1:7; Gal. 5:5; Phil. 3:20; Heb. 9:28 It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word apekdechomai (G553) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G553 is apekdechomai, a Greek word defined as: to expect, wait or look for, Rom. 8:19, 23, 25; 1 Cor. 1:7; Gal. 5:5; Phil. 3:20; Heb. 9:28. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
apekdechomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.