ΥΠΟΔΕΧΕΣΘΑΙ, υποδεχεσθαι
YPODECHESTHAI, ypodechesthai
Sounds Like: hoo-po-DEKH-es-thai
Translations: to receive, to welcome, to entertain, to lodge
From the root: ΥΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΥΠΟ (under) and the verb ΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ (to receive). It means to receive someone or something, often with a sense of hospitality or welcome, such as receiving guests into one's home or welcoming a message. It can also imply taking something under one's care or protection.
Inflection: Present, Infinitive, Middle/Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G5264 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 9:318
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 53:271
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΔΕΞΑΝΤΟ — they received, they welcomed, they entertained
- ΥΠΕΔΕΞΑΤΟ — received, welcomed, entertained, took in
- ΥΠΕΔΕΧΟΝΤΟ — they were receiving, they were entertaining, they were welcoming, they were taking in
- ΥΠΟΔΕΔΕΚΤΑΙ — has received, has welcomed, has entertained, has taken in
- ΥΠΟΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΗ — receiving, having received, welcoming, entertaining, hosting
- ΥΠΟΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΗΝ — having received, having welcomed, having entertained, having accepted
- ΥΠΟΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΙ — having received, having welcomed, having entertained, having taken in
- ΥΠΟΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having received, having welcomed, having entertained, having taken in
- ΥΠΟΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΥ — of having received, of having welcomed, of having entertained
- ΥΠΟΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΩΝ — of those who received, of those who welcomed, of those who entertained
- ΥΠΟΔΕΞΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — receiving, welcoming, entertaining, taking in, hosting
- ΥΠΟΔΕΞΟΝΤΑΙ — they will receive, they will welcome, they will entertain
- ΥΠΟΔΕΧΕΤΑΙ — receives, welcomes, entertains, receives as a guest
- ΥΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ — receive, welcome, entertain, take in
- ΥΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΣ — receiving, welcoming, entertaining, hosting, taking under one's roof, one who receives, one who welcomes
- ΥΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΕΝΩΝ — of receiving, of welcoming, of entertaining, of taking under, of accepting
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