King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1561
Transliteration: ekdochē
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-dokh-ay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a receiving from, expectation
Meaning: a receiving from, expectation
ἐκδοχή, ἐκδοχης, ἡ (ἐκδέχομαι), the act or manner of receiving from; hence, in secular authors.
Word Summary
ekdochē: a receiving from, expectation
Original Word: ἐκδοχήTransliteration: ekdochē
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-dokh-ay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a receiving from, expectation
Meaning: a receiving from, expectation
Strong's Concordance
expectationFrom ekdechomai; expectation -- looking foreign
see GREEK ekdechomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1561: ἐκδοχήἐκδοχή, ἐκδοχης, ἡ (ἐκδέχομαι), the act or manner of receiving from; hence, in secular authors.
1. reception.
2. succession.
3. (a taking in a certain sense, i. e.) interpretation.
4. once in the sacred writings, expectation, awaiting (cf. ἐκδέχομαι, 2): Hebrews 10:27.