Dictionary entry

G04327

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

προσδέχομαι

Infl. ionic -δέκομαι

Infl. fut. -δέξομαι

Infl. epic aor2 part. sync. ποτιδέγμενος

Dep.

I. "to receive favourably, accept", Hdt.: "to receive hospitably", Soph., etc.: "to admit into" a place, Thuc.: "to admit to citizenship", Plat.

2. "to admit" an argument, id=Thuc.

II. epic part. ποτιδέγμενος, "waiting for or expecting", Hom.; so, προσδεκομένους τοιοῦτο οὐδέν Hdt.; τῷ Νικίᾳ προσδεχομένῳ ἦν was according to his "expectation", Thuc.: —c. acc. et inf. fut. "to expect that..", Hdt., etc.

2. absol. "to wait patiently", Hom.