expectation ((-ted)), hope, live, thing that I long for
Dictionary of Biblical Words:
This word is often used very erroneously. In common language it always implies uncertainty, because this element always attaches to future things amongst men. In Scripture it is never so used, inasmuch as what is future, is just as certain as what is past. If we hope for a thing, then do we with patience wait for it (Rom. 8:25) If, therefore, I say I hope for salvation, I mean I am patiently waiting for God to complete in the salvation of my body the work He has already begun in the saving of my soul. It is sometimes translated “trust.”
Concise Bible Dictionary:
This is described as waiting for something that is not seen but which has been promised. Rom (8:24-25). Blessed is the man whose hope the Lord is; though troubles arise he will not cease to bear fruit (Jer. 17:7-8). There is nothing vague in the Christian’s hope: it is an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast, because the Lord Himself is his hope, and Christ in him is the hope of glory (Col. 1:27; 1 Tim. 1:1; Heb. 6:18-19). The coming of the Lord, and not death, is a blessed part of the Christian’s hope (1 Thess. 4:13-18; 1 John 3:2-3).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from 6960; literally, a cord (as an attachment (compare 6961)); figuratively, expectancy
KJV Usage:
expectation ((-ted)), hope, live, thing that I long for