ἈΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ, ἀποδεχομαι
APODECHOMAI, apodechomai
Sounds Like: ah-po-DEH-kho-mai
Translations: receive favorably, accept, welcome, approve, acknowledge
From the root: ἈΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix ἀπό (apo, 'from, away from') and δέχομαι (dechomai, 'to receive'). It means to receive someone or something with favor, to accept, welcome, or approve of it. It implies a positive reception or acknowledgment. For example, one might 'accept' a statement or 'welcome' a person.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, First Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G0667 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 1:1
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
- 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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