Bible Dictionaries
Waiting

　　ἀποκαραδοκία 71 f. for δέχομαι. It is used again in Galatians 5:5); but, as a rule, the verb is applied to the Parousia, as in 1 Corinthians 1:7 it is found in an absolute sense, of the longsuffering of God in the days of the Flood, though the context suggests that what is waited for is the repentance and moral resurrection of mankind.

　　and , Hebrews 10:13, Ep. Barn. x. 11 (τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ). The latter, with the suggestion of welcome, is found in the Synoptics (Mark 15:43; Luke 23:51; it is also found in Titus 2:13.), Judges 1:21).

　　as ) and ). This mood or attitude of the spiritual life finds a parallel in the waiting on or for the Lord (ÄåÌÈä) in the Psalms passim, indicating the spirit of expectancy which can be satisfied only by a token of the Divine favour in the form of ‘salvation’ or some manifestation of the Divine will.