ΥΠΟΔΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΙ, υποδεξαμενοι
YPODEXAMENOI, ypodexamenoi
Sounds Like: hoo-po-dek-SAH-meh-noy
Translations: having received, having welcomed, having entertained, having taken in
From the root: ΥΠΟΔΕΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the preposition ὑπό (hypo), meaning 'under' or 'from below,' and the verb δέχομαι (dechomai), meaning 'to receive' or 'to take.' Together, it means to receive someone or something, often with hospitality or welcome, implying an act of taking in or accepting. It describes an action that has been completed in the past, with the focus on the result of that action.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G5264 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 10:1
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
- 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
- ΥΠΟΔΕΧΕΣΘΑΙ — to receive, to welcome, to entertain, to lodge
- 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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