Dictionary entry

ἐκδέχομαι

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐκ-δέχομαι

[in LXX for עֶרֶב, קָבַץ, etc.;]

1. to take or receive from (Hom., Hdt., a1.).

2. (Rare in cl.), to expect, await: c. acc rei, Jo 5:3, He 11:10, Ja 5:7; c. acc pers., Ac 17:16, I Co 11:33 16:11; seq. ἕως, He 10:13 (Cremer, 687).†