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Waiting [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Staying in expectation.

2. WAITING on, attending; accompanying; serving.

3. WAITING for, staying for the arrival of.

4. WAITING at, staying or attending at in expectation or in service.

5. In waiting in attendance.

Waiting Webster's Dictionary 1913

a. & n. from Wait, v.

Waiting [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Wait

Waiting-maid [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

An upper servant who attends a lady. Waiting-gentlewoman is sometimes, though less commonly used.

Waiting-woman [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

WAITING-MAID, WAITING-WOMAN noun An upper servant who attends a lady. Waiting-gentlewoman is sometimes, though less commonly used.

Waitingly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

By waiting.

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10 KJV and 19 BSB verses contain “Waiting” — showing the first 20. Show all 26 verses (searchable)

Exodus 5:20

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them.

Numbers 8:25

And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:

But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve.

Job 29:21

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.

Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.

Jeremiah 3:2

Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.

“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.

Hosea 12:6

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.

Mark 15:43

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

Luke 1:21

And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.

Luke 2:25

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Luke 2:38

And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Luke 3:15

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.

Luke 8:40

And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.

Luke 11:54

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

Luke 12:36

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

Luke 23:51

(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was waiting for the kingdom of God.

John 5:3

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.

Acts 17:16

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.

Acts 22:16

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’

Acts 23:21

But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

Acts 28:6

Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.