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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 whoever may not receive you nor hear your words, coming forth from 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 who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:41 - he who is receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who is receiving 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, he is Elijah who was about to come;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:5 - 'And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:11 - and as many as may not receive you, nor hear you, going out thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony to them; verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in a day of judgment than for that city.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:37 - 'Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth not receive me, but Him who sent me.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:15 - verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:28

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13 - 'And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation 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, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:11 - and the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:48 - and said to them, 'Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all -- he shall be 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 going on to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8 - and into whatever city ye enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10 - 'And into whatever city ye do enter, and they may not receive you, having gone forth to its broad places, say,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:4 - I have known what I shall do, that, when I may be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me to 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 bill, and having sat down write fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:7 - 'Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy 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 to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:17 - verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:17 - And having taken a cup, having given thanks, he said, 'Take this and divide to yourselves,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:45 - when then, he came to Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all things that he did in Jerusalem in the feast -- for they also went to the feast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - whom it behoveth heaven, indeed, to receive till times of a restitution of all things, of which God spake through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the age.

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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 messenger who is speaking to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers who did receive the living oracles to give to us;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:59

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:59 - and they were stoning Stephen, calling 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 in Jerusalem having heard that Samaria hath received the word of God, did send unto 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 are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive 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, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:17 - And we having come to Jerusalem, the brethren did gladly receive us,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5 - as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:21 - And they said unto him, 'We did neither receive letters concerning thee from Judea, nor did any one who came of the brethren declare or speak any evil concerning thee,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:14 - and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know them, because spiritually they are discerned;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:1 - And working together also we call upon you that ye receive not in vain the grace of God --

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:15 - and his tender affection is more abundantly toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye did receive him;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:4 - with much entreaty calling on us to receive the favour and the fellowship of the ministration to the saints,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:17 - because indeed the exhortation he accepted, and being more diligent, of his own accord he went forth unto you,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:4 - for if, indeed, he who is coming doth preach another Jesus whom we did not preach, or another Spirit ye receive which ye did not receive, or other good news which ye did not accept -- well were ye bearing it,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16 - Again I say, may no one think me to be a fool; and if otherwise, even as a fool receive me, that I also a little may boast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:14 - and my trial that is in my flesh ye did not despise nor reject, but as a messenger of God ye did receive me -- as Christ Jesus;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:17 - and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18 - and I have all things, and abound; I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you -- an odour 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 - Salute you doth Aristarchus, my fellow-captive, and Marcus, the nephew of Barnabas, (concerning whom ye did receive commands -- if he may come unto you receive him,)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:6 - and ye -- ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received 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 - Because of this also, we -- we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:10 - and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:31 - by faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:21 - wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;
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