δέχομαι dechomai · G1209

to receive

δέχομαι, depon. mid., ; [in LXX chiefly for לקח ; ] ; to receive, accept; 1. with accusative of thing(s), of taking or accepting what is offered: γράμματα, Luk.16:6, 7; id. in different sense, Act.28:21; ποτήριον, Luk.22:17; παιδίον (εἰς τ. ἀγκάλας), Luk.2:28; περικεφαλαίαν, μάχαιραν, Eph.6:17; ἐπιστολάς, Act.22:5; τ. βασιλείαν τ. Θεοῦ, Mrk.10:15, Luk.18:17; λογία ζῶντα, Act.7:38; εὐαγγέλιον, 2Co.11:4; τ. χάριν τ. Θεοῦ, 2Co.6:1; metaphorically, of mental acceptance, Mat.11:14; τ. λόγον, Luk.8:13, Act.8:14 11:1 17:11, 1Th.1:6 2:13, Jas.1:21; τὰ τ. πνεύματος, 1Co.2:14; τ. παράκλησιν, 2Co.8:17; τ. ἀγάπην τ. ἀληθείας, 2Th.2:10. ; 2. with accusative of person(s), of receiving kindly or …

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Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

δέχομαι, ; Ionic dialect, Aeolic dialect, Cretan dialect δέκομαι, [], imperfect ἐδεκόμην []future δέξομαι, Epic dialect also δεδέξομαι []; δεχθήσομαι (in passive sense) []: aorist ἐδεξάμην []; also ἐδέχθην (ὑπ-) []: perfect δέδεγμαι []; imperative δεδεξο []; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἀπο-δεδέχαται [] also has Epic dialect imperfect ἐδέγμην [], 3rd.pers. singular δέκτο []; infinitive δέχθαι []; participle δέγμενος []; also a 3rd.pers. plural present δέχαται []; compare προτίδεγμαι, and see …

Where it's used 57 times

Matthew 10:14 · Matthew 10:40 · Matthew 10:41 · Matthew 11:14 · Matthew 18:5 · Mark 6:11 · Mark 9:37 · Mark 10:15 · Luke 2:28 · Luke 8:13 · Luke 9:5 · Luke 9:48 · Luke 9:53 · Luke 10:8 · Luke 10:10 · Luke 16:4 · Luke 16:6 · Luke 16:7 · Luke 16:9 · Luke 18:17 · Luke 22:17 · John 4:45 · Acts 3:21 · Acts 7:38 · Acts 7:59 · Acts 8:14 · Acts 11:1 · Acts 17:11 · Acts 22:5 · Acts 28:21 · 1 Corinthians 2:14 · 2 Corinthians 6:1 · 2 Corinthians 7:15 · 2 Corinthians 8:4 · 2 Corinthians 8:17 · 2 Corinthians 11:4 · 2 Corinthians 11:16 · Galatians 4:14 · Ephesians 6:17 · Philippians 4:18 · Colossians 4:10 · 1 Thessalonians 1:6 · 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10 · Hebrews 11:31 · James 1:21 … and 11 more

Source: TBESG G1209; TFLSJ G1209

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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