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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).

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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)

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Lexicons

Thayer’s G1209:

to take with the hand
1. to take hold of, take up
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
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

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