Strong's Lexicon
G4329
G4329 — προσδοκία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4329 |
|---|---|
| Word: | προσδοκία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4328 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | prosdokia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pros-dok-ee'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. apprehension (of evil) 2. (by implication) infliction anticipated |
| KJV Renderings: | expectation, looking after |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
προσδοκία, προσδοκίας, ἡ (προσδοκάω), from Thucydides and Xenophon down, expectation (whether of good or of evil): joined to φόβος (Plutarch, Ant. 75: Demetr. 15) with a genitive of the object added (Winer’s Grammar, § 50, 7 b.), Luk 21:26; τοῦ λαοῦ (genitive of subject), the expectation of the people respecting Peter’s execution, Act 12:11.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
προσδοκία (expectation)
Luke 21:26
- KJV: 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
- GK: αποψυχόντων ανθρώπων από φόβου και προσδοκίας των επερχομένων τη οικουμένη αι γαρ δυνάμεις των ουρανών σαλευθήσονται
Acts 12:11
- KJV: And when Peter was come to himself he said Now I know a surety that the Lord hath sent his angel and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the people of the Jews
- GK: και ο Πέτρος γενόμενος εν εαυτώ είπε νυν οίδα αληθώς ότι εξαπέστειλε κύριος τον άγγελον αυτού και εξείλετό με εκ χειρός Ηρώδου και πάσης της προσδοκίας του λαού των Ιουδαίων