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Strong’s number: G1209
Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #1209 – δέχομαι
Greek Word: δέχομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: dechomai
Phonetic Spelling: (dekh’-om-ahee)
Quick Definition: to receive
Usage: I take, receive, accept, welcome.
Etymology: middle voice of a primary verb
NASB Translation: accept (2), accepted (3), receive (16), received (12), receives (15), take (3), taken (1), took (1), welcome (2), welcomed (1).
New Testament usage
45 verses
Mat 10:14; Mat 10:40; Mat 10:41; Mat 11:14; Mat 18:5; Mar 6:11; Mar 9:37; Mar 10:15; Luk 2:28; Luk 8:13; Luk 9:5; Luk 9:48; Luk 9:53; Luk 10:8; Luk 10:10; Luk 16:4; Luk 16:6; Luk 16:7; Luk 16:9; Luk 18:17; Luk 22:17; Joh 4:45; Act 3:21; Act 7:38; Act 7:59; Act 8:14; Act 11:1; Act 17:11; Act 22:5; Act 28:21; 1Co 2:14; 2Co 6:1; 2Co 7:15; 2Co 8:17; 2Co 11:4; 2Co 11:16; Gal 4:14; Eph 6:17; Php 4:18; Col 4:10; 1Th 1:6; 1Th 2:13; 2Th 2:10; Heb 11:31; Jas 1:21.
49x in 48 verses in the Septuagint
Gen 4:11; Gen 33:10; Gen 50:17; Exo 32:4; Lev 7:18; Lev 19:7; Lev 22:23; Lev 22:25; Lev 22:27; Dt 30:1; Dt 32:11; Dt 33:3; Dt 33:11; Jdg 13:23; 2Ch 7:7; 2Ch 29:16; 2Ch 29:22; 2Ch 30:16; Ezr 8:30; Job 2:10; Job 4:12; Job 8:20; Job 36:18; Job 40:24; Psa 49:9; Pro 1:3; Pro 1:9; Pro 2:1; Pro 4:10; Pro 9:9; Pro 10:8; Pro 16:17; Pro 21:11; Pro 24:22; Pro 30:1; Isa 40:2; Jer 2:30; Jer 5:3; Jer 7:27; Jer 9:19; Jer 17:23; Jer 32:28; Hos 4:11; Hos 10:6; Amos 5:11; Zep 3:2; Zep 3:7; Zec 1:6.
Englishman’s Concordance: δέχομαι (dechomai)
Lexicons
- to take with the hand
- to take hold of, take up
- to take up, receive
- used of a place receiving one
- to receive or grant access to, a visitor, not to refuse intercourse or friendship
- to receive hospitality
- to receive into one’s family to bring up or educate
- of the thing offered in speaking, teaching, instructing
- to receive favourably, give ear to, embrace, make one’s own, approve, not to reject
- to receive. i.e. to take upon one’s self, sustain, bear, endure
- to receive, get
- to learn
Strong’s G1209: Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively): – accept, receive, take. Compare G2983.
Mounce G1209: to welcome, receive, accept
Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 2236 ‑ זָרַק (zaw‑rak’); 2388 ‑ חָזַק (khaw‑zak’); 3557 ‑ כּוּל (kool); 3947 ‑ לָקַח (law‑kakh’); 5375 ‑ נָסָה (naw‑saw’, naw‑saw’); 6901 ‑ קָבַל (kaw‑bal’); 7521 ‑ רָצָה (raw‑tsaw’); 7725 ‑ שׁוּב (shoob);
PreceptsAustin: dechomai
Reference Works
14 What do you want me to do for you? Mark 10:32-45
15 Whose likeness is on this coin? Mark 11:27-12:17
39 Matthew 7:6 Throwing pearls to pigs
40 Matthew 7:7-11 Seek and you will find
58 Matthew 10:40-42 Receiving prophets
05 2Peter 1:12-21 The Prophetic Word
10 Jeremiah 23:9-33 Who should we listen to?
15 Jeremiah 38:1-13 Why do I get punished for doing the right thing?
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