ἈΠΟΔΕΧΕΣΘΑΙ, ἀποδεχεσθαι
APODECHESTHAI, apodechesthai
Sounds Like: ah-po-DEH-khes-thai
Translations: to accept, to receive, to approve, to welcome, to entertain
From the root: ἈΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is the present middle/passive infinitive form of the verb. It is a compound verb formed from ἈΠΟ (away from, from) and ΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ (to receive). It means to accept, receive, or approve of something or someone, often with a sense of welcoming or favorable reception. It can be used in contexts where one acknowledges or agrees with an idea, or where one receives a person hospitably.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0663 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 21:39
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 3:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΕΔΕΞΑΜΕΘΑ — we accepted, we received, we welcomed, we approved
- ἈΠΕΔΕΞΑΤΟ — he accepted, he received, he welcomed, he approved
- ἈΠΕΔΕΧΕΤΟ — he was receiving, he was welcoming, he was accepting
- ἈΠΟΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΙ — having received, having welcomed, having accepted, having approved, having embraced
- ἈΠΟΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having received, having accepted, having welcomed, having approved, having acknowledged
- ἈΠΟΔΕΞΑΣΘΑΙ — to receive, to welcome, to accept, to approve, to acknowledge
- ἈΠΟΔΕΧΕΤΑΙ — receive favorably, accept, approve, welcome
- ἈΠΟΔΕΧΘΕΙΣ — having been received, having been welcomed, having been accepted, having been approved
- ἈΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ — receive favorably, accept, welcome, approve, acknowledge
- ἈΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΕΘΑ — we accept, we receive, we welcome, we approve, we agree to
- ἈΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΙ — receiving, accepting, welcoming, approving, those who receive, those who accept
- ἈΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΣ — receiving, accepting, welcoming, approving, taking kindly to
- ἈΠΟΔΕΧΟΝΤΑΙ — receive, accept, welcome, approve, acknowledge
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