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GreekG1209Verb

δέχομαι

dechomai

46Occurrences
G1209Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

middle voice of a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
of taking or accepting what is offered: γράμματα; different sense; ποτήριον; *παιδίον *(εἰς ἀγκάλας); περικεφαλαίαν, μάχαιραν; ἐπιστολάς; βασιλείαν Θεοῦ,; λογία ζῶντα; εὐαγγέλιον; χάριν Θεοῦ; metaphorically, of mental acceptance; λόγον,; τὰ πνεύματος; παράκλησιν; ἀγάπην ἀληθείας.
2.with accusative of person(s), of receiving kindly or hospitably
LXX: chiefly for לקח

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

δέχομαι appears 46 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
13
Acts
8
2 Corinthians
6
Matthew
5
Mark
3
1 Thessalonians
2
1 Corinthians
1
2 Thessalonians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 2:14BSB

The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

2 Thessalonians 2:10BSB

and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

Colossians 4:10BSB

My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.

Luke 16:6BSB

‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered.‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

Luke 9:53BSB

But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.

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