δέχομαιdéchomai
to receive, accept
Greek (New Testament) · G1209
Meanings
1. with acc rei, of taking or accepting what is offered: γράμματα, Luke 16:6, Luke 16:7; id. in different sense, Acts 28:21; ποτήριον, Luke 22:17; παιδίον (εἰς τ. ἀγκάλας), Luke 2:28; περικεφαλαίαν, μάχαιραν, Ephesians 6:17; ἐπιστολάς, Acts 22:5; τ. βασιλείαν τ. Θεοῦ, Mark 10:15, Luke 18:17; λογία ζῶντα, Acts 7:38; εὐαγγέλιον, 2 Corinthians 11:4; τ. χάριν τ. Θεοῦ, 2 Corinthians 6:1; metaphorically, of mental acceptance, Matthew 11:14; τ. λόγον, Luke 8:13, Acts 8:14, Acts 11:1, Acts 17:11, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, James 1:21; τὰ τ. πνεύματος, 1 Corinthians 2:14; τ. παράκλησιν, 2 Corinthians 8:17; τ. ἀγάπην τ. ἀληθείας, 2 Thessalonians 2:10.
2. C. acc person, of receiving kindly or hospitably, Matthew 10:14, Matthew 10:40, Matthew 10:41, Mark 6:11, Luke 9:5, Luke 9:53, Luke 10:8, Luke 10:10, John 4:45, 2 Corinthians 7:15, 2 Corinthians 11:16, Galatians 4:14, Colossians 4:10, Hebrews 11:31; παιδίον, Matthew 18:5, Mark 9:37, Luke 9:48; εἰς οἴκους, σκηνάς, Luke 16:4, Luke 16:9; δέξαι τ. πνεῦμά μου, Acts 7:59; ὃν δεῖ οὐρανὸν δέασθαι, Acts 3:21.
Same root
- δοχήdochḗ · G1403a reception, i.e. convivial entertainment
- λαμβάνωlambánō · G2983while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
- δεξιόςdexiós · G1188the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes)
- πανδοχεῖονpandocheîon · G3829all-receptive, i.e. a public lodging-place (caravanserai or khan)
- παραδέχομαιparadéchomai · G3858to accept near, i.e. admit or (by implication) delight in
- εἰσδέχομαιeisdéchomai · G1523to take into one's favor
- ξενοδοχέωxenodochéō · G3580to be hospitable
- δοκόςdokós · G1385a stick of timber
Where it appears
Appears 56 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 10:14 If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.
- Matthew 10:40 “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.
- Matthew 10:41 If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs.
- Matthew 11:14 And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come.
- Matthew 18:5 “And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.
- Mark 6:11 But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”
See every passage
- Matthew 10:14, 10:40, 10:41, 11:14, 18:5
- Mark 6:11, 9:37, 10:15
- Luke 2:28, 8:13, 9:5, 9:48, 9:53, 10:8, 10:10, 16:4, 16:6, 16:7, 16:9, 18:17, 22:17
- John 4:45
- Acts 3:21, 7:38, 7:59, 8:14, 11:1, 17:11, 22:5, 28:21
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
- 2 Corinthians 6:1, 7:15, 8:17, 11:4, 11:16
- Galatians 4:14
- Ephesians 6:17
- Philippians 4:18
- Colossians 4:10
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 2:13
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10
- Hebrews 11:31
- James 1:21
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.