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GreekG1926Verb

ἐπιδέχομαι

epidechomai

2Occurrences
G1926Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to admit (as a guest or (figuratively) teacher)

from G1909 (ἐπί) and G1209 (δέχομαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.in cl., of things, to allow of, admit of (Dem., Arist.). In late writers
2.to accept besides, to accept (in π. of the terms of a lease; see ICC, on 3Jo, l.with): III Jn
3.
(a)to receive besides
(b)to receive hospitably (1Mac, Sir, ll with)
LXX: B2,

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἐπιδέχομαι appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

3 John
2

Key Passages

3 John 1:9BSB

I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.

3 John 1:10BSB

So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.