Strong's Greek Concordance

G3858: παραδέχομαι

paradéchomai · “to welcome”

Definition

to accept near, i.e. admit or (by implication) delight in

KJV translates it as: receive

Word origin: from G3844 (παρά) and G1209 (δέχομαι);

Extended definition

παρα-δέχομαι
[in LXX: Exo.23:1 (נָשָׂא), Pro.3:12 (רָצָה), 2Ma.4:22 R, 3Ma.7:12 * ;]
to receive, admit;
(a) of things: Mrk.4:20, Act.15:4 16:21 22:18, 1Ti.5:19;
(b) of persons: Heb.12:6 (LXX).†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G3858 is translated

  • receive it ×1
  • they were received ×1
  • to accept ×1
  • they will receive ×1
  • do receive ×1
  • he receives. ×1

Bible verses with G3858 (paradéchomai)

Paradéchomai appears in 6 verses.

  • Mark 4:20

    And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

  • Acts 15:4

    And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

  • Acts 16:21

    And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

  • Acts 22:18

    And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

  • 1 Timothy 5:19

    Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

  • Hebrews 12:6

    For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.