for which see EXPECT , No. 1, is rendered "to wait" in John 5:3 , AV; Acts 17:16; 1—Corinthians 11:33 , RV.
"to await or expect eagerly," is rendered "to wait for" in Romans 8:19,23,25; 1—Corinthians 1:7; Galatians 5:5; Philippians 3:20 , RV (AV, "look for"); Hebrews 9:28 , RV (AV, "look for"), here "them that wait" represents believers in general, not a section of them; 1—Peter 3:20 (in the best texts; some have No. 1). See LOOK (for), Note (1).
"to look for" with a view to favorable reception, is rendered "to wait for" in Mark 15:43; Luke 2:25; 12:36; 23:51 . See LOOK (for), No. 2.
"to await," is rendered "to wait for" in Luke 1:21; 8:40; Acts 10:24; in Acts 27:33 , RV "ye wait" (AV, "have tarried"). See LOOK (for), No. 1.
"to wait for" (ana, "up," used intensively, and meno, "to abide"), is used in 1—Thessalonians 1:10 , of "waiting" for the Son of God from heaven; the word carries with it the suggestion of "waiting" with patience and confident expectancy.
"to await an event," is used in Acts 1:4 , of "waiting" for the Holy Spirit, "the promise of the Father." In the Sept., Genesis 49:18 .
to continue steadfastly, is rendered "to wait on," in Mark 3:9; Acts 10:7 . See CONTINUE , No. 9 (in the Sept., Numbers 13:21 ).
"to sit constantly beside" (para, "beside," hedra, "a seat"), is used in the best texts in 1—Corinthians 9:13 , RV, "wait upon (AV, "at") (the altar)." In the Sept., Proverbs 1:21; 8:3 .
2—Thessalonians 3:5PATIENCE. Ephesians 4:14WILES. Acts 20:19Acts 20:323:30PLOT.
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