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δέχομαι

dechomaito receiveHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb56 occurrences15 books45 verses

Definition

δέχομαι, depon. mid.,

[in LXX chiefly for לקח ;]

to receive, accept;

1. with accusative of thing(s), of taking or accepting what is offered: γράμματα, Luke 16:6, 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; 11:1; 17:11, 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 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. with accusative of person(s), of receiving kindly or hospitably, Matthew 10:14, 40, 41, Mark 6:11, Luke 9:5, 53; 10:8, 10, John 4:45, 2 Corinthians 7:15; 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, 9; δέξαι τ. πνεῦμά μου, Acts 7:59; ὃν δεῖ οὐρανὸν δέασθαι, Acts 3:21 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο, δια-, εἰσ-, ἐκ-, ἀπ-εκ-, ἐν-, ἐπι-, παρα-, προσ-, ὑπο-δέχομαι; Cremer, 174).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δέχομαι:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

56 total
  1. Matthew 10:14δέξηται · will not welcome
    And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
  2. Matthew 10:40δεχόμενος · receives; δέχεται · receives; δεχόμενος · receives; δέχεται · receives
    He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
  3. Matthew 10:41δεχόμενος · receives; δεχόμενος · receives
    Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
  4. Matthew 11:14δέξασθαι · to accept [it]
    And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
  5. Matthew 18:5δέξηται · welcomes; δέχεται · welcomes
    And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
  6. Mark 6:11δέξηται · will not welcome
    If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
  7. Mark 9:37δέξηται · welcomes; δέχεται · welcomes; δέχηται · welcomes; δέχεται · welcomes
    “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
  8. Mark 10:15δέξηται · does not receive
    Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
  9. Luke 2:28ἐδέξατο · took
    Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
  10. Luke 8:13δέχονται · [and] receive it
    The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
  11. Luke 9:5δέχωνται · does not welcome
    If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
  12. Luke 9:48δέξηται · welcomes; δέχεται · welcomes; δέξηται · welcomes; δέχεται · welcomes
    And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
  13. Luke 9:53ἐδέξαντο · [the people there] refused to welcome
    But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
  14. Luke 10:8δέχωνται · they welcome
    If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
  15. Luke 10:10δέχωνται · they do not welcome
    But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
  16. Luke 16:4δέξωνταί · [people] will welcome
    I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
  17. Luke 16:6Δέξαι · Take
    ‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
  18. Luke 16:7Δέξαι · Take
    Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
  19. Luke 16:9δέξωνται · they will welcome
    I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
  20. Luke 18:17δέξηται · does not receive
    Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
  21. Luke 22:17δεξάμενος · taking
    After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.
  22. John 4:45ἐδέξαντο · welcomed
    Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
  23. Acts 3:21δέξασθαι · take Him in
    Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
  24. Acts 7:38ἐδέξατο · [And] he received
    He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.
  25. Acts 7:59δέξαι · receive
    While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
  26. Acts 8:14δέδεκται · had received
    When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
  27. Acts 11:1ἐδέξαντο · had received
    The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
  28. Acts 17:11ἐδέξαντο · they received
    Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
  29. Acts 22:5δεξάμενος · I even obtained
    …as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
  30. Acts 28:21ἐδεξάμεθα · have not received
    The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
  31. 1 Corinthians 2:14δέχεται · accept
    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  32. 2 Corinthians 6:1δέξασθαι · to receive
    As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  33. 2 Corinthians 7:15ἐδέξασθε · [as] you welcomed
    And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
  34. 2 Corinthians 8:17ἐδέξατο · did he welcome
    For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
  35. 2 Corinthians 11:4ἐδέξασθε · you accepted
    For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.
  36. 2 Corinthians 11:16δέξασθέ · [then] receive
    I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
  37. Galatians 4:14ἐδέξασθέ · you welcomed
    And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
  38. Ephesians 6:17δέξασθε · take
    And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
  39. Philippians 4:18δεξάμενος · now that I have received
    I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.