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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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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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 56 times in 45 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:14 - “And whoever does not receive G1209 you, nor heed your words, as you leave that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:40 -

“He who receives G1209 you receives G1209 Me, and he who receives G1209 Me receives G1209 Him who sent Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:41 - “He who receives G1209 a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives G1209 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 you are willing to accept G1209 it, John himself is Elijah who [fn]was to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:5 - “And whoever receives G1209 one such child in My name receives G1209 Me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:11 - “And any place that does not receive G1209 you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust [fn]off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:37 - “Whoever receives G1209 [fn]one child like this in My name receives G1209 Me; and whoever receives G1209 Me does not receive G1209 Me, but Him who sent Me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:15 - “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive G1209 the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:28 - then he took G1209 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 those who, when they hear, receive G1209 the word with joy, and these have no root; [fn]they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5 - “And as for those who do not receive G1209 you, as you go out from that city, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:48 - and said to them, “Whoever receives G1209 this child in My name receives G1209 Me, and whoever receives G1209 Me receives G1209 Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:53 - But they did not receive G1209 Him, because [fn]He was journeying with His face toward Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8 - “And whatever city you enter and they receive G1209 you, eat what is set before you;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10 - “But in whatever city you enter and they do not receive G1209 you, go out into its streets and say,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:4 - ‘I know what I shall do, so that when I am removed from the stewardship people will [fn]take G1209 me into their homes.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:6 - “And he said, ‘One hundred [fn]baths of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take G1209 your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:7 - “Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘One hundred [fn]kors of wheat.’ He *said to him, ‘Take G1209 your bill, and write eighty.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:9 - “And I say to you, make friends for yourselves from the [fn]wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will [fn]take G1209 you into the eternal dwellings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:17 - “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive G1209 the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:17 - And when He had taken G1209 a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:45 - So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received G1209 Him, having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also went to the feast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - whom heaven must receive G1209 until the [fn]period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:38 - “This is the one who, in the [fn]congregation in the wilderness, was with the angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai and with our fathers; the one who received G1209 living oracles to pass on to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:59

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:59 - They went on stoning Stephen as he was calling out and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive G1209 my spirit!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:14 -

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received G1209 the word of God, they sent them Peter and John,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:1 -

Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received G1209 the word of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:11 - Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, [fn]for they received G1209 the word with [fn]great eagerness, [fn]examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5 - as also the high priest and all the Council of the elders [fn]can testify. From them I also received G1209 letters to the brothers, and started off for Damascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem [fn]as prisoners to be punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:21 - And they said to him, “We have neither received G1209 letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brothers come here and reported or spoken anything bad about you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:14 -

But [fn]a natural man does not accept G1209 the depths of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually examined.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:1 -

And working together with Him, we also plead with you not to receive G1209 the grace of God in vain—

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:15 - And his [fn]affection abounds all the more toward you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received G1209 him with fear and trembling.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:17 - For he not only accepted G1209 our plea, but being himself very earnest, he has gone out to you of his own accord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:4 - For if [fn]one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we did not preach, or you receive a different spirit which you did not receive, or a different gospel which you did not accept G1209, you bear this beautifully.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:16

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Again I say, let no one think me foolish; but if you do, receive G1209 me even as foolish, so that I also may boast a little.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:14 - and that which was a [fn]trial to you in my [fn]bodily condition you did not despise or [fn]loathe, but you received G1209 me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:17 - also receive G1209 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 received everything in full and have an abundance; I have been filled, having received G1209 from Epaphroditus [fn]what you have sent, [fn]a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:10 -

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received [fn]instructions; if he comes to you, welcome G1209 him);

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:6 - You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received G1209 the word in much affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

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And for this reason we also thank God without ceasing that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted G1209 it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:10 - and with [fn]all the deception of unrighteousness for those who perish, because they did not receive G1209 the love of the truth so as to be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:31 - By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after welcoming G1209 the spies [fn]in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:21 - Therefore, laying aside all filthiness and all [fn]that remains of wickedness, in gentleness receive G1209 the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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