ἈΠΟΔΕΧΟΝΤΑΙ, ἀποδεχονται
APODECHONTAI, apodechontai
Sounds Like: ah-po-DEH-khon-tai
Translations: receive, accept, welcome, approve, acknowledge
From the root: ἈΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἀπό (apo, 'from, away from') and the verb δέχομαι (dechomai, 'to receive, accept'). It means to receive or accept something, often with approval or welcome. It can be used to describe the act of taking something into one's possession, or more broadly, to approve of an idea, person, or action. For example, one might 'receive' a guest or 'accept' a teaching.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle or Passive Voice, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G0001 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 11:19
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 20 — 12:264
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
- ἈΠΟΔΕΧΕΣΘΑΙ — to accept, to receive, to approve, to welcome, to entertain
- 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
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