For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Galatians 5:5 · retained source text
For we through the spirit waite for the hope of righteousnesse by faith.
KJV dictionary & concordance
wait
Meaning of “wait”
Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
106 occurrences101 verses28 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 21:13
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “wait”
Complete reference index — all 101 verses
Exodus 21:13Numbers 3:10Numbers 8:24Numbers 35:20Numbers 35:22Deuteronomy 19:11Joshua 8:4Joshua 8:13Judges 9:25Judges 9:32Judges 9:34Judges 9:35Judges 9:43Judges 16:2Judges 16:9Judges 16:12Judges 20:29Judges 20:33Judges 20:36Judges 20:37Judges 20:38Judges 21:201 Samuel 15:21 Samuel 15:51 Samuel 22:81 Samuel 22:132 Kings 6:331 Chronicles 23:282 Chronicles 5:112 Chronicles 13:10Ezra 8:31Job 14:14Job 17:13Job 31:9Job 38:40Psalms 10:9Psalms 25:3Psalms 25:5Psalms 25:21Psalms 27:14Psalms 37:7Psalms 37:9Psalms 37:34Psalms 39:7Psalms 52:9Psalms 56:6Psalms 59:3Psalms 59:9Psalms 62:5Psalms 69:3Psalms 69:6Psalms 71:10Psalms 104:27Psalms 123:2Psalms 130:5Psalms 145:15Proverbs 1:11Proverbs 1:18Proverbs 7:12Proverbs 12:6Proverbs 20:22Proverbs 23:28Proverbs 24:15Isaiah 8:17Isaiah 30:18Isaiah 40:31Isaiah 42:4Isaiah 49:23Isaiah 51:5Isaiah 59:9Isaiah 60:9Jeremiah 5:26Jeremiah 9:8Jeremiah 14:22Lamentations 3:10Lamentations 3:25Lamentations 3:26Lamentations 4:19Hosea 6:9Hosea 7:6Hosea 12:6Micah 7:2Micah 7:7Habakkuk 2:3Zephaniah 3:8Mark 3:9Luke 11:54Luke 12:36Acts 1:4Acts 20:3Acts 20:19Acts 23:16Acts 23:21Acts 23:30Acts 25:3Romans 8:25Romans 12:71 Corinthians 9:13Galatians 5:5Ephesians 4:141 Thessalonians 1:10
Where “wait” appears
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Exodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges15 occurrences
14 verses1 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms24 occurrences
21 versesProverbs7 occurrences
7 versesIsaiah9 occurrences
8 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations4 occurrences
4 versesHosea3 occurrences
3 versesMicah2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesActs7 occurrences
7 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 verseNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges15 occurrences
14 verses1 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms24 occurrences
21 versesProverbs7 occurrences
7 versesIsaiah9 occurrences
8 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations4 occurrences
4 versesHosea3 occurrences
3 versesMicah2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesActs7 occurrences
7 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗an ambush.