ἘΠΙΔΕΧΕΣΘΑΙ, ἐπιδεχεσθαι
EPIDECHESTHAI, epidechesthai
Sounds Like: ep-ee-DEKH-es-thai
Translations: to admit, to accept, to receive, to allow, to permit, to take on
From the root: ΕΠΙΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi, "upon, to") and δέχομαι (dechomai, "to receive"). It means to receive or admit something, often implying a willingness or capacity to take something on, such as an idea, a quality, or a person. It can be used in contexts where something is capable of being received or is open to something.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Middle or Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G1926 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 1:120
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΔΕΞΑΤΟ — he received, he accepted, he admitted, he undertook, he promised
- ἘΠΙΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΥ — having received, having accepted, having welcomed, having entertained
- ἘΠΙΔΕΞΑΣΘΩ — receive, accept, welcome, admit
- ἘΠΙΔΕΞΕΤΑΙ — will receive, will accept, will admit
- ἘΠΙΔΕΧΕΤΑΙ — receives, accepts, admits, allows, endures, tolerates
- ΕΠΕΔΕΞΑΝΤΟ — they received, they accepted, they welcomed, they entertained
- ΕΠΕΔΕΞΑΤΟ — received, accepted, admitted, welcomed
- ΕΠΙΔΕΞΑΣΘΑΙ — to receive, to accept, to admit, to welcome
- ΕΠΙΔΕΞΑΣΘΕ — receive, accept, welcome, entertain
- ΕΠΙΔΕΞΑΣΘΩ — let him receive, let him accept, let him welcome
- ΕΠΙΔΕΧΕΤΑΙ — receives, accepts, admits, welcomes, entertains
- ΕΠΙΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ — receive, admit, accept, allow
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