προσδοκία, προσδοκίας, ἡ (προσδοκάω), from Thucydides and Xenophon down, expectation (whether of good or of evil): joined to φόβος (Plutarch, Ant. 75: Demetr. 15) with a genitive of the object added (Winer's Grammar, § 50, 7 b.), Luk_21:26; τοῦ λαοῦ (genitive of subject), the expectation of the people respecting Peter's execution, Act_12:11.

προσδοκία prosdokia 2x a looking for, expectation, anticipation, Luk_21:26 ; meton. expectation, what is expected or anticipated, Act_12:11

προσδοκία , -ας , ἡ ( <ιροσδοκάω ), [in LXX : Gen_49:10 ( H3349 ), Psa_119:116 ( H7664 ) Wis_17:13 , Sir_40:2 , al. ;] expectation: c . gen . obj., Luk_21:26 ; c . gen . subjc ., Act_12:11 .†

προσδοκία [page 546] expectation : P Tebt I. 24 .41 (B.C. 117) οὐκ ὀλίγω [ν ] ἐν προσδοκίαι ὄντων , there was a general expectation (Edd.). A report from the Jewish War in the time of Trajan, Chrest. I. 16 .1 , begins with the statement that the last hope against the unholy Jews lay in the rising of the villagers μία ἦν ἐλπὶς καὶ λοιπὴ προσδοκία ἡ τῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ νομοῦ ἡμῶν ἀθρώων κωμ [η ]τῶν [πρὸ ]ς τοὺς ἀνοσίους Ἰο [υδαί ]ους [. .]. μη . The same document shows the adj. προσδόκιμος . In a deed of divorce, P Flor I. 93 .13 (A.D. 569), the couple announce that παρὰ προσδοκίαν , contrary to expectation, their married life had suffered ἐκ σκαιοῦ πονηροῦ δαίμονος , at the hands of a mischievous evil demon. In Preisigke 2011 Προσδοκία occurs as a proper name.

προσδοκία προσδοκία, ἡ, [Etym: προσδοκάω] "a looking for, expectation", μέλλοντος κακοῦ, θανάτου Plat. :—absol. Dem. :—foll. by a relat. word, προσδοκία ἦν μὴ . . or μὴ οὐ . . , Thuc. ; προσδοκίαν παρέχειν ὡς . . , id=Thuc. with Preps., πρὸς προσδοκίαν according to "expectation", id=Thuc.

προσδοκία, -ας, ἡ (ιροσδοκάω), [in LXX: Gen.49:10 (יִקָּהָה), Psa.119:116 (שֵׂבֶר) Wis.17:13, Sir.40:2, al. ;] expectation: with genitive obj., Luk.21:26; with genitive subjc., Act.12:11.† (AS)