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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.
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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 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 receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:41 - He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives 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 will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:5 - and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:11 - And whatsoever place shall not receive you nor hear you, departing thence, shake off the dust which is under your feet for a testimony to them.

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

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:28 - *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 - But those upon the rock, those who when they hear receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of trial fall away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5 - And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:11 - But the crowds knowing it followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those that had need of healing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:48 - and said to them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, *he* 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 turned as going to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8 - And into whatsoever city ye may enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10 - But into whatsoever city ye may have entered and they do not receive 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 will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:6 - And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing 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 thou, how much dost thou owe? And he said, A hundred cors of wheat. And he says to him, Take thy writing and write eighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:9 - And *I* say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that when it fails ye may be received into the eternal tabernacles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:17

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:17 - And having received a cup, 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 - When therefore he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem during the feast, for they also went to the feast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - whom heaven indeed must receive till the times of the restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:38

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:59

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:14 - And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:1 - And the apostles and the brethren who were in Judaea heard that the nations also had received the word of God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:11 - And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:17 - And when we arrived at Jerusalem the brethren gladly received us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5 - as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the elderhood: from whom also, having received letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus to bring those also who were there, bound, to Jerusalem, to be punished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:21 - And they said to him, For our part, we have neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor has any one of the brethren who has arrived reported or said anything evil concerning thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:14 - But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him; and he cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:1 - But as fellow-workmen, we also beseech 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 affections are more abundantly towards you, calling to mind 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 - begging of us with much entreaty to give effect to the grace and fellowship of the service which was to be rendered to the saints.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:17 - For he received indeed the entreaty, but, being full of zeal, he went of his own accord to you;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:4 - For if indeed he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or ye get a different Spirit, which ye have not got, or a different glad tidings, which ye have not received, ye might well bear with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16 - Again I say, Let not any one think me to be a fool; but if otherwise, receive me then even as a fool, that *I* also may boast myself some little.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:14 - and my temptation, which was in my flesh, ye did not slight nor reject with contempt; but ye received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:17 - Have also the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God's word;

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18 - But I have all things in full supply and abound; I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things sent from you, an odour of sweet savour, an acceptable sacrifice, agreeable to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:10 - Aristarchus my fellow-captive salutes you, and Mark, Barnabas's cousin, concerning whom ye have received orders, (if he come to you, receive him,)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:6 - and *ye* became our imitators, and of the Lord, having accepted the word in much tribulation 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 give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received the word of the report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:10 - and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received 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 did not perish along with the unbelieving, having received the spies in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:21 - Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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