Apokaradokia ἀποκαραδοκία

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Apokaradokia
ἀποκαραδοκία
Transliterationapokaradokia
Strong's numberG603
LanguageGreek
Part of speechfeminine noun
Glosseager expectation
Occurrences2 in 2 verses
Most frequent inRomans (1)

Apokaradokia (Greek ἀποκαραδοκία, Strong's G603) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “eager expectation”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἀπο-καραδοκία, -ας, ἡ
(ἀποκαραδοκέω, used by Aq. in Psa.37:7 for חוּל; ἀπό, κάρα the head, δοκέω, in Ion., to watch),
to watch with outstretched head, watch anxiously (Polyb., π.; see Deiss., LAE, 374.5, 377 f.), Rom.8:19, Php.1:20 (Lft., in l; Cremer, 177).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVexpectation (2)
BSBeager expectation (1), eagerly expect (1)

Verses

Every verse with Apokaradokia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Romans

Philippians

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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