παραδέχομαι paradechomai · G3858
to welcome
παρα-δέχομαι ; [in LXX: Exo.23:1 (נָשָׂא), Pro.3:12 (רָצָה), 2Ma.4:22 R, 3Ma.7:12 * ; ] ; to receive, admit; (a) of things: Mrk.4:20, Act.15:4 16:21 22:18, 1Ti.5:19; (b) of persons: Heb.12:6 (LXX).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
παραδέχομαι, ; Ionic dialect παραδέκομαι, future -ξομαι[]:—receive from another, σῆμα []; of children, receive by inheritance, σοφώτατα νοήματα []; but μάχην π. take up and continue the battle, []; receive by way of rumour or tradition, π. φήμην []; of magistrates or others, receive articles entered in an inventory, etc., [], etc.; of pupils, receive lessons from a master, τοὺς μετὰ πόνου.. παραδεχομένους []; b take over an office or function, []; 2 with infinitive, π. τινὶ πράττειν τι take …
Where it's used 6 times
Mark 4:20 · Acts 15:4 · Acts 16:21 · Acts 22:18 · 1 Timothy 5:19 · Hebrews 12:6
Source: TBESG G3858; TFLSJ G3858
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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