prosdechomai describes expectant waiting, and also receiving persons, claims, or outcomes.

The predominant use is expectant waiting for a promised or anticipated person, event, or outcome; the remaining verses show receiving a person, accepting a claim, or accepting or refusing an outcome.

1. Awaiting an anticipated outcome · dominant

   Present participial forms describe people awaiting the lord's return in Luke 12:36, mercy toward eternal life in Jude 1:21, and the appearing of glory in Titus 2:13. The same use marks those awaiting the consolation or redemption associated with Israel and Jerusalem in Luke 2:25 and Luke 2:38, and those awaiting the kingdom of God in Mark 15:43 and Luke 23:51.

   Luke 12:36Luke 2:25Luke 2:38Mark 15:43Jude 1:21Titus 2:13
2. Receiving a person · common

   In Luke 15:2, the singular present form occurs in the accusation that a man receives sinful people and eats with them. In Philippians 2:29 and Romans 16:2, second-person forms address readers concerning the reception of an individual.

   Luke 15:2Philippians 2:29Romans 16:2
3. Accepting a claim or outcome · common

   In Acts 24:15, the present plural form is attached to others' acceptance of the stated hope in God. Aorist forms occur with joyfully accepting property loss in Hebrews 10:34 and with refusing to accept release in Hebrews 11:35.

   Acts 24:15Hebrews 10:34Hebrews 11:35

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the term through “waiting,” “welcomes,” “Receive,” and “accept,” according to the surrounding clause. Because the translation renders whole verses rather than aligning individual words, these English expressions indicate the verse-level contexts rather than fixed one-to-one equivalents.