G1209: δέχομαι
déchomai · “to receive”
Definition
to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
KJV translates it as: accept, receive, take
Word origin: middle voice of a primary verb;
Extended definition
[in LXX chiefly for לקח ;]
to receive, accept;
1. with accusative of thing(s), of taking or accepting what is offered: γράμματα, Luk.16:6, 7; id. in different sense, Act.28:21; ποτήριον, Luk.22:17; παιδίον (εἰς τ. ἀγκάλας), Luk.2:28; περικεφαλαίαν, μάχαιραν, Eph.6:17; ἐπιστολάς, Act.22:5; τ. βασιλείαν τ. Θεοῦ, Mrk.10:15, Luk.18:17; λογία ζῶντα, Act.7:38; εὐαγγέλιον, 2Co.11:4; τ. χάριν τ. Θεοῦ, 2Co.6:1; metaphorically, of mental acceptance, Mat.11:14; τ. λόγον, Luk.8:13, Act.8:14 11:1 17:11, 1Th.1:6 2:13, Jas.1:21; τὰ τ. πνεύματος, 1Co.2:14; τ. παράκλησιν, 2Co.8:17; τ. ἀγάπην τ. ἀληθείας, 2Th.2:10.
2. with accusative of person(s), of receiving kindly or hospitably, Mat.10:14 40, 41, Mrk.6:11, Luk.9:5 53 10:8, 10, Jhn.4:45, 2Co.7:15 11:16, Gal.4:14, Col.4:10, Heb.11:31; παιδίον, Mat.18:5, Mrk.9:37, Luk.9:48; εἰς οἴκους, σκηνάς, Luk.16:4, 9; δέξαι τ. πνεῦμά μου, Act.7:59; ὃν δεῖ οὐρανὸν δέασθαι, Act.3:21 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο, δια-, εἰσ-, ἐκ-, ἀπ-εκ-, ἐν-, ἐπι-, παρα-, προσ-, ὑπο-δέχομαι; Cremer, 174).†
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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1209 is translated
- shall receive ×7
- received ×6
- having received ×5
- receiving ×4
- they may receive ×4
- do take ×3
- to receive ×3
- do receive ×3
- receives; ×2
- shall receive, ×2
- receives ×2
- you received ×2
Bible verses with G1209 (déchomai)
Déchomai appears in 46 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Matthew 10:14
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
- Matthew 10:40
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
- Matthew 10:41
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
- Matthew 11:14
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
- Matthew 18:5
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
- Mark 6:11
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
- Mark 9:37
Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
- Mark 10:15
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
- Luke 2:28
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
- Luke 8:13
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
- Luke 9:5
And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
- Luke 9:48
And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
- Luke 9:53
And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
- Luke 10:8
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
- Luke 10:10
But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
- Luke 16:4
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
- Luke 16:6
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
- Luke 16:7
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
- Luke 16:9
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
- Luke 18:17
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
- Luke 22:17
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
- John 4:45
Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
- Acts 3:21
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
- Acts 7:38
This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
- Acts 7:59
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
All 46 references
- Acts 8:14
- Acts 11:1
- Acts 17:11
- Acts 22:5
- Acts 28:21
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
- 2 Corinthians 6:1
- 2 Corinthians 7:15
- 2 Corinthians 8:4
- 2 Corinthians 8:17
- 2 Corinthians 11:4
- 2 Corinthians 11:16
- Galatians 4:14
- Ephesians 6:17
- Philippians 4:18
- Colossians 4:10
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10
- Hebrews 11:31
- James 1:21
Words derived from G1209
ἀναδέχομαι G324
anadéchomai — to receive
ἀποδέχομαι G588
apodéchomai — to receive
δεκτός G1184
dektós — acceptable
δεξιός G1188
dexiós — right
διαδέχομαι G1237
diadéchomai — to receive in turn
δοκός G1385
dokós — plank
δοχή G1403
dochḗ — banquet
εἰσδέχομαι G1523
eisdéchomai — to receive
ἐκδέχομαι G1551
ekdéchomai — to wait for
ἐνδέχεται G1735
endéchetai — be possible
ἐπιδέχομαι G1926
epidéchomai — to welcome
λαμβάνω G2983
lambánō — to take
ξενοδοχέω G3580
xenodochéō — to show hospitality
πανδοχεῖον G3829
pandocheîon — inn
παραδέχομαι G3858
paradéchomai — to welcome
προσδέχομαι G4327
prosdéchomai — to wait for/welcome
ὑποδέχομαι G5264
hypodéchomai — to receive