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<p> ''''' eks ''''' - ''''' pekt ''''' ´, ''''' eks ''''' - ''''' pek ''''' - ''''' tā´shun ''''' : Of the three Greek words, translated in the New [[Testament]] by "expect," <i> ''''' prosdokáō ''''' </i> , meaning to look forward toward what will probably occur, whether in hope or dread ( Acts 3:5; Luke 3:15 ), is not as intense as <i> ''''' ekdéchomai ''''' </i> ( Hebrews 10:13 ), meaning to wait for that of the realization of which one is assured ("as the husbandman waits for the processes of Nature ( James 5:7 ), and the patriarchs for the [[Divine]] promise," Westcott), or as vivid as the noun <i> ''''' apokaradokı́a ''''' </i> ( Romans 8:19; Philippians 1:20 , "earnest expectation"), which describes the stretching forth of the head toward an object that is anticipated (see Ellicott on Philippians 1:20 ). In the Old Testament "expectation" always means that which is expected, as Proverbs 10:28 , "The expectation of the wicked shall perish." </p> | <p> ''''' eks ''''' - ''''' pekt ''''' ´, ''''' eks ''''' - ''''' pek ''''' - ''''' tā´shun ''''' : Of the three Greek words, translated in the New [[Testament]] by "expect," <i> ''''' prosdokáō ''''' </i> , meaning to look forward toward what will probably occur, whether in hope or dread ( Acts 3:5; Luke 3:15 ), is not as intense as <i> ''''' ekdéchomai ''''' </i> ( Hebrews 10:13 ), meaning to wait for that of the realization of which one is assured ("as the husbandman waits for the processes of Nature ( James 5:7 ), and the patriarchs for the [[Divine]] promise," Westcott), or as vivid as the noun <i> ''''' apokaradokı́a ''''' </i> ( Romans 8:19; Philippians 1:20 , "earnest expectation"), which describes the stretching forth of the head toward an object that is anticipated (see Ellicott on Philippians 1:20 ). In the Old Testament "expectation" always means that which is expected, as Proverbs 10:28 , "The expectation of the wicked shall perish." </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
eks - pekt ´, eks - pek - tā´shun : Of the three Greek words, translated in the New Testament by "expect," prosdokáō , meaning to look forward toward what will probably occur, whether in hope or dread ( Acts 3:5; Luke 3:15 ), is not as intense as ekdéchomai ( Hebrews 10:13 ), meaning to wait for that of the realization of which one is assured ("as the husbandman waits for the processes of Nature ( James 5:7 ), and the patriarchs for the Divine promise," Westcott), or as vivid as the noun apokaradokı́a ( Romans 8:19; Philippians 1:20 , "earnest expectation"), which describes the stretching forth of the head toward an object that is anticipated (see Ellicott on Philippians 1:20 ). In the Old Testament "expectation" always means that which is expected, as Proverbs 10:28 , "The expectation of the wicked shall perish."
