περιμένω
Infl. fut. -μενῶ
I. "to wait for, await", Hdt., Ar., etc.
2. of events, "to await, be in store for", Soph., Plat.
II. c. inf., οὐ περιμένουσιν ἄλλους σφᾶς διολέσαι "they do" not "wait for" others to destroy them, Plat.; μηδ᾽ ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὸν [ταῦτα] ἐλθεῖν π. Dem.
III. absol. "to wait, stand still", Hdt., Ar., etc.