ἐκδέχομαι
Infl. ionic ἐκδέκ-
Infl. fut. -δέξομαι
Dep.:
I. mostly of persons,
1. "to take or receive from" another, τί τινι Il., Aesch.
2. "to take up", of a successor, τὴν ἀρχὴν παρά τινος Hdt., etc.; often also with the acc. omitted, ἐξεδέξατο Σαδυάττης (sc. τὴν βασιληΐην) he "succeeded", id=Hdt.
3. "to take up the argument", ὥσπερ σφαῖραν ἐκδ. τὸν λόγον Plat.
4. "to wait for, expect", Soph.
II. of events, "to await", Lat. excipere, Hdt.
III. of contiguous countries, "to come next", id=Hdt.