ἀποδέχομαι
apodéchomai · G588 · Greek · 7 occurrences
Meanings
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to welcome, to receive, to accept, to have as a guest
To accept the presence of a person with friendliness
ExamplesLuke 8:40 And as Jesus was returning, the people welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.
Luke 9:11 But the crowds were aware of this and followed Him; and He welcomed them and began speaking to them about the kingdom of God, and curing those who had need of healing.
Acts 18:27 And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace,
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to accept, to receive, acceptance, reception
To come to believe something to be true and to respond accordingly, with some emphasis upon the source
ExamplesActs 2:41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.
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to acknowledge, to recognize, to think about favorably
To recognize or acknowledge the truth of something, normally implying something good
ExamplesActs 24:3 we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
7 occurrences in 6 groups
- Not stated (participle) 2
- ὄχλοςcrowd, multitude, common people 1
- ἀδελφόςbrother 1
- Not stated: we 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
6 occurrences in 4 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 3
- ἐγώI, we 1
- εἰσπορεύομαιto enter, to go into 1
- λόγοςword, saying, message 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐνin+ ὑποστρέφωto return, to go back, to come back 1
- μετάwith, after+ εὐχαριστίαthanksgiving 1
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- πάντηeverywhere 1
- ἀσμένωςhappily 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- βαπτίζωto baptize 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- γράφωto write 1
- προτρέπομαιto urge 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 3 entries
- To acknowledge, to recognize, to think about favorably31.26
- In Acts 18:27, when Apollos wanted to cross to Achaia, “the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome (apodéxasthai) him,” asking that he be regarded favorably and recognized as a genuine teacher.
- To accept, to receive, acceptance, reception31.52
- In Acts 2:41, “those who had received (apodexámenoi) his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls,” describing an acceptance of the message Peter had preached.
- To welcome, to receive, to accept, to have as a guest34.53
- In Acts 21:17, “after we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters received (apedéxanto) us gladly,” describing the personal, hospitable welcome given to Paul's traveling party.
Word family 49 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon deponent middle; imperfect ἀπεδεχομην; 1 aorist ἀπεδεξαμην; 1 aorist passive ἀπεδεχθην;…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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