Strong's Lexicon
epidechomai: To receive, to accept, to welcome
Original Word:ἐπιδέχομαι
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:epidechomai
Pronunciation:eh-pee-DEKH-oh-my
Phonetic Spelling:(ep-ee-dekh'-om-ahee)
Definition:To receive, to accept, to welcome
Meaning:I accept, admit, welcome.
Word Origin:From the preposition ἐπί (epi, meaning "upon" or "over") and the verb δέχομαι (dechomai, meaning "to receive" or "to accept").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἐπιδέχομαι, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like קָבַל (qabal, Strong's H6901) meaning "to receive" or "to accept," and לָקַח (laqach, Strong's H3947) meaning "to take" or "to receive."
Usage:The verb ἐπιδέχομαι is used in the New Testament to convey the act of receiving or accepting something or someone with a sense of welcome or approval. It implies a readiness to embrace or acknowledge what is being offered or presented. This term can be used in both literal and metaphorical contexts, often highlighting an openness or willingness to accept.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, hospitality and the act of receiving guests were highly valued. The concept of receiving someone warmly was not only a social expectation but also a reflection of one's character and honor. In the Jewish context, receiving a prophet or a righteous person was seen as a way to participate in their mission and blessings. The early Christian community emphasized the importance of welcoming others, reflecting the teachings of Jesus on love and acceptance.
HELPS Word-studies
1926epidéxomai (from1909/epí, "on, fitting" and 1325/dexomai, " welcome") – properly, receive (welcome)upon, emphasizing what naturallybuilds on the welcoming (note the prefixepi,upon).
1926/epidéxomai ("welcoming with its effects") is negated both times it occurs in the NT (3 Jn 9,10). This envisions all the "nasty spin-offs" that went with Diotrephesrefusing to "aptly welcome" people into his local church.
[1926 (epidéxomai) is an intensified form of 1325/dexomai ("welcome, receive").]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
epi and
dechomaiDefinitionto accept as true, to receive besides
NASB Translationaccept (1), receive (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1926: ἐπιδέχομαιἐπιδέχομαι; (from
Herodotus down);
1.to receive hospitably:τινα,3 John 1:10 (Polybius 22, 1, 3).
2.to admit, i. e. not to reject":τινα, one's authority,3 John 1:9 (τούςλόγους, 1 Macc. 10:46;παιδείαν, Sir. 51:26). (Cf.δέχομαι, at the end.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
receive.Fromepi anddechomai; to admit (as a guest or (figuratively) teacher) -- receive.
see GREEKepi
see GREEKdechomai
Forms and Transliterations
επεδεήθης επιδέηται επιδέομαι επιδεομένου επιδεομένω επιδεχεται επιδέχεται ἐπιδέχεται επιδήσεις epidechetai epidéchetaiLinks
Interlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts
