Bible Dictionary: Waits

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Greek

1551. ekdechomai -- to take or receive, by impl. to await, expect
... impl. to await, expect NASB Word Usage expect (1), looking (1), wait (1),
waiting (3), waits (1). expect, look for, wait for. From ...
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553. apekdechomai -- to await eagerly
... to await eagerly NASB Word Usage awaiting eagerly (1), eagerly await (1), eagerly
wait (1), wait eagerly (1), waiting (2), waiting eagerly (1), waits eagerly (1 ...
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1247. diakoneo -- to serve, minister
... diakoneo Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ak-on-eh'-o) Short Definition: I wait at table,
serve Definition: I wait at table (particularly of a slave who waits on guests ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3175. yachil -- waiting
... waiting. Transliteration: yachil Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-kheel') Short Definition:
waits. Word Origin from yachal Definition waiting NASB Word Usage waits (1). ...
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6960a. qavah -- to wait for
... root Definition to wait for NASB Word Usage eagerly waits (1), expect (1), expected
(3), hope (3), hoped (1), hopefully wait (1), hoping (1), look (1), look ...
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2442. chakah -- to wait, await
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to wait, await NASB Word Usage long (2), longs
(1), wait (7), waited (1), waiting (1), waits (3). long, tarry, wait. ...
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8104. shamar -- to keep, watch, preserve
... 1), reserved (1), secured (1), sentries (1), spare (1), spies (1), take care (1),
take heed (5), take note (1), take...heed (1), waiting (1), waits (1), watch ...
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Library

"Christ Also Waits. "
... The Past Failure "Christ also Waits.". ... "The restless millions wait the light, Whose
coming maketh all things new. Christ also waits; but men are slow and late. ...
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God Waits for Man. August 12.
... God waits for Man. August 12. Patiently, nobly, magnanimously, God waits;
waits for the man who is a fool, to find out his own folly ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /god waits for man august.htm

My Soul with Patience Waits
... III. SACRAMENTS AND RITES Holy Communion: Introits 314. My soul with patience waits.
SM ... DOXOLOGY. My soul with patience waits. For thee, the living Lord: ...
/.../holy communion introits 314 my.htm

In that Flesh in which the Saints have Suffered So Many ...
... that flesh in which the saints have suffered so many afflictions, they shall receive
the fruits of their labours; especially since all creation waits for this ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxxii in that flesh in.htm

Out of the Deep of Fear and Anxiety.
... Patiently, nobly, magnanimously, God waits"waits for the man who is a fool, to find
out his folly; waits for the heart which has tried to find pleasure in ...
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Entrance into Rest.
... And so God waits, and Christ waits, and the Holy Spirit waits, to give victory every
day; not freedom from temptation; no, not that; but in union with Christ a ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/murray/the masters indwelling/iv entrance into rest.htm

God's Waiting and Man's
... grace. It is not a mere passive standing by, till the fit conditions are
seen in us; but He 'is exalted' while He waits, ie. lifted ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/gods waiting and mans.htm

The Objection from the Unchangeableness of God is Answered from ...
... of vengeance, but rather the working out of forgiveness, for these are His words:
"If thou shalt turn and lament, thou shalt be saved." [2942] He waits for our ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter v the objection from.htm

Covenanting Sanctioned by the Divine Example.
... He waits,"Infinity waits and draws while waiting,"Excellence waits, and waiting
transforms into excellence,"blessings wait, and attract while waiting ...
/.../the ordinance of covenanting/chapter ix covenanting sanctioned by.htm

The Waiting Christ.
... Come Lord Jesus.". But while He waits and the hour has not yet come we
must wait as He waits on the throne. To the Thessalonians ...
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Thesaurus

Waits (21 Occurrences)
...Waits (21 Occurrences). ... I tell you in solemn truth, that He will tie an apron round
Him, and will bid them recline at table while He comes and waits on them. ...
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Expect (20 Occurrences)
... 3:15), is not as intense as ekdechomai (Hebrews 10:13), meaning to wait for that
of the realization of which one is assured ("as the husbandman waits for the ...
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Expectation (25 Occurrences)
... 3:15), is not as intense as ekdechomai (Hebrews 10:13), meaning to wait for that
of the realization of which one is assured ("as the husbandman waits for the ...
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Position (189 Occurrences)
... Luke 22:27 For which is the greater--he who sits at table, or he who waits on him? ...
But my position among you is that of one who waits on others. (WEY). ...
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Wake (34 Occurrences)

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1335 (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance 1335 (1 Occurrence). Daniel 12:12 Blessed is he who waits,
and comes to the one thousand three hundred thirty-five days. (See NAS NIV) ...
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Valuable (17 Occurrences)
... (WEY). James 5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, until the Coming of the
Lord. Notice how eagerly a farmer waits for a valuable crop! ...
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Justice (212 Occurrences)
... So Israel waits upon God's justice or cries out: "The justice due to me (literally,
"my justice") is passed away from my God" (Isaiah 40:27). ...
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Late (24 Occurrences)
... Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over
it, until it receives the early and late rain. (WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Waits (21 Occurrences)

Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom their Master when He comes shall find on the watch. I tell you in solemn truth, that He will tie an apron round Him, and will bid them recline at table while He comes and waits on them.
(WEY)

Luke 22:27 For which is the greater--he who sits at table, or he who waits on him? Is it not he who sits at table? But my position among you is that of one who waits on others.
(WEY)

John 3:29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This, my joy, therefore is made full.
(See NIV)

Romans 8:19 For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

James 5:7 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
(WEB WEY DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Job 7:2 As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,
(See NAS)

Job 24:15 The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying,'No eye shall see me.' He disguises his face.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Psalms 25:3 Yes, no one who waits for you shall be shamed. They shall be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.
(WEB)

Psalms 33:20 Our soul hath waited for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
(See NAS RSV)

Psalms 62:1 For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthan. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
(See NAS RSV)

Psalms 62:5 Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; for from Him cometh my hope.
(See RSV)

Psalms 65:1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be performed.
(WEB NIV)

Psalms 68:12 "Kings of armies flee! They flee!" She who waits at home divides the spoil,
(WEB)

Psalms 130:5 I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Psalms 130:6 My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning; yea, more than watchmen for the morning.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 28:22 A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.
(WEB NIV)

Isaiah 30:18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that He may be gracious unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have compassion upon you; for the LORD is a God of justice, happy are all they that wait for Him.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 64:4 For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.
(WEB NAS)

Lamentations 3:26 It is good that a man should quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
(See NAS)

Daniel 12:12 Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred thirty-five days.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Micah 1:12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.
(WEB)

Subtopics

Waits

Related Terms

Expect (20 Occurrences)

Expectation (25 Occurrences)

Position (189 Occurrences)

Wake (34 Occurrences)

1335 (1 Occurrence)

Valuable (17 Occurrences)