603. apokaradokia

Lexicon

apokaradokia: Eager expectation, earnest longing

Original Word: ἀποκαραδοκία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: apokaradokia
Pronunciation: a-po-ka-ra-do-KEE-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ok-ar-ad-ok-ee'-ah)
Definition: Eager expectation, earnest longing
Meaning: eager expectation.

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

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 Origin
from 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: ἀποκαραδοκία

ἀποκαραδοκία, 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 () Aq. for הִתהולֵל), anxiously (?) to look forth from one's post. But the prefix ἀπό refers also to time (like the German ab inabwarten (cf. English wait it out)), so that it signifies constancy in expecting; hence, the noun, found in Paul alone and but twice, denotes), anxious (?) and persistent expectation: Romans 8:19; Philippians 1:20. This word is very fully discussed by C. F. A. Fritzsche in Fritzschiorum Opuscc., p. 150ff; (cf. Ellicott and Lightfoot on Philippians, the passage cited).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from ἀπό (apo, meaning "away from") and καραδοκέω (karadokeō, meaning "to watch with head erect or outstretched").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀποκαραδοκία, the concept of eager expectation or hope can be related to Hebrew terms such as תִּקְוָה (tiqvah, Strong's 8615), which means "hope" or "expectation," and יָחַל (yachal, Strong's 3176), meaning "to wait" or "to hope." These terms similarly convey a sense of anticipation and trust in God's future actions and promises.

Usage: The term ἀποκαραδοκία is used in the New Testament to describe a state of intense anticipation or eager expectation, often in the context of awaiting a future event or revelation.

Context: The Greek term ἀποκαραδοκία appears in the New Testament in contexts that convey a sense of eager anticipation for a future event or fulfillment of a promise. It is used to describe the posture of believers who are awaiting the manifestation of God's promises with a sense of hope and assurance. This term is found in the following passage:

• Romans 8:19 (BSB): "The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God."

In this verse, ἀποκαραδοκία captures the idea of creation itself being in a state of eager anticipation for the future glory that will be revealed in the children of God. This expectation is not passive but is characterized by a longing and hope for the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan. The use of ἀποκαραδοκία underscores the certainty and assuredness of God's promises, encouraging believers to maintain a posture of hope and anticipation as they await the culmination of God's work in the world.

Forms and Transliterations

αποκαραδοκια αποκαραδοκία ἀποκαραδοκία αποκαραδοκιαν αποκαραδοκίαν ἀποκαραδοκίαν apokaradokia apokaradokía apokaradokian apokaradokían

Englishman's Concordance

Romans 8:19 N-NFS
GRK: 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
GRK: κατὰ τὴν ἀποκαραδοκίαν καὶ ἐλπίδα
NAS: according to my earnest expectation and hope,
KJV: to my earnest expectation and
INT: according to the earnest expectation and hope

Strong's Greek 603
2 Occurrences

ἀποκαραδοκία — 1 Occ.
ἀποκαραδοκίαν — 1 Occ.