receive, dechomai, G1209

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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

Thayer’s G1209:

  1. to take with the hand
    1. to take hold of, take up
  2. to take up, receive
    1. used of a place receiving one
    2. to receive or grant access to, a visitor, not to refuse intercourse or friendship
      1. to receive hospitality
      2. to receive into one’s family to bring up or educate
    3. of the thing offered in speaking, teaching, instructing
      1. to receive favourably, give ear to, embrace, make one’s own, approve, not to reject
    4. to receive. i.e. to take upon one’s self, sustain, bear, endure
  3. to receive, get
    1. 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

Related words: G2983; G3880

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 Holy Spirit: Baptism

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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