ΚΑΤΑΔΕΧΕΣΘΑΙ, καταδεχεσθαι
KATADECHESTHAI, katadechesthai
Sounds Like: kah-tah-DEH-khes-thai
Translations: to receive, to accept, to admit, to allow, to endure, to tolerate
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΚΑΤΑ (down, against) and the verb ΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ (to receive, to accept). It means to receive or accept something, often with the nuance of receiving it fully, allowing it, or even enduring it. It can imply a willingness to admit something or someone, or to tolerate a situation.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2643 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 8:189
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΥΣ — having accepted, having received, having welcomed, having endured, those having accepted, those having received, those having welcomed, those having endured
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΞΑΣΘΑΙ — to accept, to receive, to admit, to allow, to endure
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΞΑΣΘΩΣΑΝ — let them accept, let them allow, let them permit, let them receive
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ — to receive, to accept, to admit, to allow, to tolerate
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΧΟΜΕΘΑ — we receive, we accept, we admit, we tolerate, we endure
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΣ — receiving, accepting, admitting, welcoming, one who receives, one who accepts
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