Word study · Greek
apokaradokía
eager expectation
Say it: ap-ok-ar-ad-ok-EE-ah (approximate)
ἀποκαραδοκία
What it means
Waiting with outstretched head, intense anticipation (from the picture of someone craning to see). In 1:20, Paul speaks of his "earnest expectation and hope"; in Romans 8:19 the creation waits with "earnest expectation."
Range of meaning
- Eager expectationWaiting with head raised.
- AnticipationHopeful watching.
In Philippians
- Chapter 1
"According to my earnest expectation" (1:20).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0603 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources