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Lexicon :: Strong's G1209 - dechomai

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δέχομαι
Transliteration
dechomai (Key)
Pronunciation
dekh'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice of a primary verb
mGNT
56x in 21 unique form(s) TR
59x in 21 unique form(s) LXX
49x in 19 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 2:50,146

Strong’s Definitions

δέχομαι déchomai, dekh'-om-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb; to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively):—accept, receive, take. Compare G2983.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x

The KJV translates Strong's G1209 in the following manner: receive (52x), take (4x), accept (2x), take up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x
The KJV translates Strong's G1209 in the following manner: receive (52x), take (4x), accept (2x), take up (1x).

  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 Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δέχομαι déchomai, dekh'-om-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb; to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively):—accept, receive, take. Compare G2983.
STRONGS G1209:
δέχομαι; [future 2 person plural δέξεσθε, Ephesians 6:17 Rec.bez]; 1 aorist ἐδεξάμην; perfect δεδεγμαι (Acts 8:14); deponent middle; Sept. mostly for לָקַח;
1. to take with the hand: τὸ γράμμα [L text T Tr WH τὰ γράμματα], Luke 16:6f; τὸ ποτήριον, Luke 22:17; to take hold of, take up, τ. περικεφαλαίαν, τ. μάχαιραν, Ephesians 6:17; τὸ παιδίον εἰς τὰς ἀγκάλας, Luke 2:28.
2. to take up, receive (German aufnehmen, annehmen);
a. used of a place receiving one: ὃν δεῖ οὐρανὸν δέξασθαι (οὐρ. is subject), Acts 3:21, (Plato, Theact., p. 177 a. τελευτήσαντας αὐτοὺς... ὁ τῶν κακῶν καθαρὸς τόπος οὐ δέξεται).
b. with the accusative of person to receive, grant access to, a visitor; not to refuse contact or friendship: Luke 9:11 R G; John 4:45; 2 Corinthians 7:15; Galatians 4:14; Colossians 4:10; to receive to hospitality, Matthew 10:14, 40; Mark 6:11; Luke 9:5, 53; Luke 10:8, 10; Acts 21:17 Rec.; Hebrews 11:31 (often in Greek writings from Homer down); παιδίον, to receive into one's family in order to bring up and educate, Matthew 18:5; Mark 9:37; Luke 9:48; to receive εἰς τ. οἴκους, τὰς σκηνάς, Luke 16:4, 9; δέξαι τὸ πνεῦμά μου, to thyself in heaven, Acts 7:59.
c. with the accusative of the thing offered in speaking, teaching, instructing; to receive favorably, give ear to, embrace, make one's own, approve, not to reject: τὸν λόγον, Luke 8:13; Acts 8:14; Acts 11:1; Acts 17:11; 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; James 1:21; τὰ τοῦ πνεύματος, 1 Corinthians 2:14; τὴν παράκλησιν, 2 Corinthians 8:17; τὴν ἀγάπην τῆς ἀληθείας namely, commended to them, 2 Thessalonians 2:10; [add the elliptical construction in Matthew 11:14] (often in Greek writings); to receive a benefit offered, not to reject it, 2 Corinthians 8:4 Rec.
d. to receive equivalent to to take upon oneself, sustain, bear, endure: τινά, his bearing and behavior, 2 Corinthians 11:16, (τήν ἀδικίαν, Hebrew נָשָׂא, Genesis 50:17; πᾶν, ὃ ἐὰν ἐπαχθῇ, Sir. 2:4; μῦθον χαλεπόν, Homer, Odyssey 20, 271, and often in Greek writings).
3. to receive, get, (German empfangen): ἐπιστολάς, Acts 22:5; γράμματα, Acts 28:21; τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, to become a partaker of the benefits of God's kingdom, Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17; λόγια ζῶντα, Acts 7:38; εὐαγγέλιον, 2 Corinthians 11:4; τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ, 2 Corinthians 6:1; — equivalent to to learn: Philippians 4:18 [(?) see the commentaries at the passage].
[Synonyms: δέχομαι, λαμβάνω: The earlier classic use of these verbs sustains in the main the distinction laid down in the glossaries (e. g. Ammonius under the word λαβεῖν: λαβεῖν μέν ἐστι, τὸ κείμενόν τι ἀνελέσθαι· δέξασθαι δέ, τὸ διδόμενον ἐκ χειρός), and the suggestion of a self-prompted taking still adheres to λ. in many connexions (cf. λαβεῖν τινα γυναῖκα, ἀρχὴν λαβεῖν) in distinction from a receiving of what is offered; in use, however, the words overlap and distinctions disappear; yet the suggestion of a welcoming or an appropriating reception generally cleaves to δ. See Schmidt ch. 107, who treats of the comp. of δ in detail. Compare: ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, εἰσ-, ἐκ-, ἀπ-ἐκ-, ἐν-, ἐπι-, παρα-, προσ-, ὑπο-δέχομαι]. The words are associated in 2 Corinthians 11:4.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
50:17
Matthew
10:14; 10:40; 11:14; 18:5
Mark
6:11; 9:37; 10:15
Luke
2:28; 8:13; 9:5; 9:11; 9:48; 9:53; 10:8; 10:10; 16:4; 16:6; 16:9; 18:17; 22:17
John
4:45
Acts
3:21; 7:38; 7:59; 8:14; 8:14; 11:1; 17:11; 21:17; 22:5; 28:21
1 Corinthians
2:14
2 Corinthians
6:1; 7:15; 8:4; 8:17; 11:4; 11:4; 11:16
Galatians
4:14
Ephesians
6:17; 6:17
Philippians
4:18
Colossians
4:10
1 Thessalonians
1:6; 2:13
2 Thessalonians
2:10
Hebrews
11:31
James
1:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1209 matches the Greek δέχομαι (dechomai),
which occurs 59 times in 48 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:14 - And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:40 - He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:14 - And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:5 - And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:11 - And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:37 - Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:15 - Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:28 - then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13 - And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5 - And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:11 - But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he cured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:48 - and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little 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 is great.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:53 - And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he were going to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8 - And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10 - But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets thereof and say,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:4 - I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:6 - And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:7 - Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:9 - And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:17 - Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:17 - And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:45 - So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:38 - This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:59

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:59 - And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:14 - Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:1 - Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:11 - Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:17 - And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5 - As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:21 - And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:14 - Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:1 - And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:15 - And his affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:4 - beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:17 - For he accepted indeed our exhortation; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:4 - For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a different gospel, which ye did not accept, ye do well to bear with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16 - I say again, Let no man think me foolish; but if ye do, yet as foolish receive me, that I also may glory a little.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:14 - and that which was a temptation to you in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but ye received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:17 - And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18 - But I have all things, and abound: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:10 - Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner saluteth you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (touching whom ye received commandments; if he come unto you, receive him),

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:6 - And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:13 - And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:10 - and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:31 - By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, having received the spies with peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:21 - Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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