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waited

Meaning of “waited”

Past-tense or past-participial form of wait. Sense 1: Remained in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: Attended or served.

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35 occurrences34 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 49:18

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Luke 1:21
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
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1611 witness · Luke 1:21 · retained source text

And the people waited for Zacharias, and maruelled that hee taried so long in the temple.

Luke 23:51
(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathæa, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
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1611 witness · Luke 23:51 · retained source text

(The same had not consented to the counsell and deede of them) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Iewes (who also himselfe waited for the kingdome of God.)

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