"a looking for, expectation, anticipation, Lk. 21:26; meton. expectation, what is expected or anticipated, Acts 12:11*"
Definition and meaning
a looking for, expectation, anticipation, Lk. 21:26; meton. expectation, what is expected or anticipated, Acts 12:11*
In the original Greek the word is written: προσδοκία
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 prosdokia (G4329) across the King James Bible.
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
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Common questions
Strong's G4329 (prosdokia) is a Greek word that means: a looking for, expectation, anticipation, Lk. 21:26; meton. expectation, what is expected or anticipated, Acts 12:11* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word prosdokia (G4329) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4329 is prosdokia, a Greek word defined as: a looking for, expectation, anticipation, Lk. 21:26; meton. expectation, what is expected or anticipated, Acts 12:11*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
prosdokia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.