Strong's Lexicon apokaradokia: Eager expectation, earnest longing Original Word: ἀποκαραδοκία Word Origin: From a compound of ἀπό (apo, meaning "away from") and a derivative of κεφαλή (karadokia, meaning "head" or "watching") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "apokaradokia," the concept of eager expectation can be related to Hebrew words like קָוָה (qavah, Strong's H6960), which means to wait or hope for. Usage: The term "apokaradokia" conveys a sense of intense anticipation or earnest expectation. It is used to describe a focused and hopeful waiting, often with an element of suspense or longing for a future event. This word captures the idea of straining forward with an outstretched head, as if looking eagerly for something to come. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of eager expectation was often associated with the anticipation of significant events, such as the arrival of a dignitary or the fulfillment of a promise. In the context of the early Christian church, this term would have resonated with believers who were living in anticipation of Christ's return and the fulfillment of God's promises. HELPS Word-studies 603 apokaradokía ("from 575 /apó, "away from"; kara, "the head"; and 1380 /dokéō, "thinking") – properly, thinking forward (literally with head out-stretched), referring to eager, intense expectation. 603 /apokaradokía ("attentive expectation") is used twice (Ro 8:19; Phil 1:20). Ro 8:19 applies this term directly to each believer receiving a unique, glorified body at Christ's return (see also 1 Cor 15:35-54; 2 Cor 5:1-10; Phil 3:11-21). This intense expectation fosters earnest longing to see Jesus – portrayed as an Olympic runner straining forward to the end-goal with "head outstretched" (Ro 8:19)! This automatically also means turning away from what is lesser, to lay hold of the greater. [The prefix, "575 /apó ('from'), implies abstraction, the attention turned from other objects" (WS, 709), suggesting "abstraction and absorption" (Lightfoot). "This abstraction – from anything else that might engage the attention – is also absorpted in the expected object "till the fulfillment is realized" (H. Alford).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom a comp. of apo, kara (the head) and dokeó Definition strained expectancy NASB Translation anxious longing (1), earnest expectation (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 603: ἀποκαραδοκίαἀποκαραδοκία, ἀποκαραδοκιας, ἡ (from ἀποκαραδόκειν, and this from ἀπό, κάρα, the head, and δοκεῖν in the Ionic dialect, to watch; hence, καραδόκειν (Herodotus 7. 163, 168; Xenophon, mem. 3, 5, 6; Euripides, others) to watch with head erect or outstretched, to direct attention to anything, to wait for in suspense; ἀποκαραδόκειν (Polybius 16, 2, 8; 18, 31, 4; 22, 19, 3; (Plutarch, parall., p. 310, 43, vol. vii., p. 235, Reiske edition); Josephus, b. j. 3, 7, 26, and in Psalm 36:7 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance earnest expectation. From a comparative of apo and a compound of kara (the head) and dokeo (in the sense of watching); intense anticipation -- earnest expectation. see GREEK apo see GREEK dokeo Forms and Transliterations αποκαραδοκια αποκαραδοκία ἀποκαραδοκία αποκαραδοκιαν αποκαραδοκίαν ἀποκαραδοκίαν apokaradokia apokaradokía apokaradokian apokaradokíanLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Romans 8:19 N-NFSGRK: ἡ γὰρ ἀποκαραδοκία τῆς κτίσεως NAS: For the anxious longing of the creation KJV: For the earnest expectation of the creature INT: the indeed earnest expectation of the creation Philippians 1:20 N-AFS Strong's Greek 603 |
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