expect
From LSJ
εἰ δὲ τύχῃ τις ἔρδων, μελίφρον' αἰτίαν ῥοαῖσι Μοισᾶν ἐνέβαλε → if someone is successful in his deeds, he casts a cause for sweet thoughts into the streams of the Muses
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Await: P. and V. μένειν, ἀναμένειν, προσδέχεσθαι, Ar. and P. περιμένειν, P. ὑπομένειν, V. ἀμμένειν, ἐπαμμένειν, μίμνειν, προσμένειν (rare P. as Thuc. 6, 44): see await. Watch for: P. and V. τηρεῖν (acc.), προσδοκᾶν (acc.). Ar. and P. ἐπιτηρεῖν (acc.), V. καραδοκεῖν (acc.) (also Xen.). Anticipate, look forward to, v. trans. or with infin.: P. and V. προσδέχεσθαι (acc.), προσδοκᾶν (acc.), ἐλπίζειν (acc.), Ar. and V. δοκεῖν (rare P., only used with acc. and infin.). Claim, demand: P. and V. ἀξιοῦν, δικαιοῦν, V. ἐπαξιοῦν; see demand.
