- Original: ἐκδέχομαι - Transliteration: Ekdechomai - Phonetic: ek-dekh'-om-ahee - Definition: 1. to receive, accept 2. to look for, expect, wait for, await - Origin: from G1537 and G1209 - TDNT entry: 02:56,1 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1537 and G1209 ; to accept from some source that is (by implication) to await: - expect look (tarry) for wait (for). Total KJV Occurrences: 8 • expecting, 1 Hebrews 10:13 • for, 5 Joh 5:3; Act 17:16; 1 Corinthians 16:11; Hebrews 11:10; Jam 5:7 • tarry, 1 1 Corinthians 11:33 • waited, 1 1 Peter 3:20