Strong's Lexicon

G4329

G4329 — προσδοκία

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekprosdokianounOccurrences: 2

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, (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
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