prosdokia is anticipation directed toward an expected outcome, whether a people's anticipated response or coming events.

The attested use denotes anticipation directed toward an expected outcome: in Acts 12:11 it concerns what the Jewish people anticipated, while in Luke 21:26 it is directed toward events coming upon the world.

1. Anticipation of an expected outcome · dominant

   Both occurrences use the genitive singular form in a clause identifying what is anticipated. In Acts 12:11 the APB renders Peter's rescue as being from all the "expectation of the Jewish people," while in Luke 21:26 it renders people as fainting from fear and "expectation of the things coming upon the world."

   Acts 12:11Luke 21:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "expectation" in both occurrences, once concerning the Jewish people and once concerning things coming upon the world. These phrases confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish a separate English equivalent.