Word Study · Strong's G4327 · Greek
προσδέχομαι
prosdechomai
pros-dekh'-om-ahee
Strong's 1890 spelling: prosdéchomai
“to admit (to intercourse, hospitality, credence, or (figuratively) endurance)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to admit (to intercourse, hospitality, credence, or (figuratively) endurance); by implication, to await (with confidence or patience)
Rendered in the KJV as
accept, allow, look (wait) for, take.
- 14occurrencesin the New Testament
- 8 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- προσδεχόμενοι3
- προσδεχομένοις2
- προσδεχόμενος2
- προσδεξάμενοι1
- προσδέξησθε1
- προσδέχεσθε1
- προσδέχεται1
- προσδέχονται,1
- προσεδέξασθε1
- προσεδέχετο1
How it is rendered · 9
- waiting for4
- awaiting3
- await,1
- do receive1
- having accepted1
- he was waiting for1
- receives1
- you accepted1
- you may receive1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- verb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3
- verb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural2
- verb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, statement · 2nd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 2nd person plural1
- verb · imperfect deponent, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present deponent, command · 2nd person plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PNP-NPM · 3
- V-PNP-DPM · 2
- V-PNP-NSM · 2
- V-ADI-2P · 1
- V-ADP-NPM · 1
- V-ADS-2P · 1
- V-INI-3S · 1
- V-PNI-3P · 1
- V-PNI-3S · 1
- V-PNM-2P · 1
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Luke5 occurrences
- Luke 2:25προσδεχόμενοςprosdechomenosverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularNow there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.here: waiting for
- Luke 2:38προσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralComing forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.here: waiting for
- Luke 12:36προσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralThen you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.here: waiting for
- Luke 15:2προσδέχεταιprosdechetaiverb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person singularSo the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”here: receives
- Luke 23:51προσεδέχετοprosedechetoverb · imperfect deponent, statement · 3rd person singularwho had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea, and was waiting for the kingdom of God.here: he was waiting for
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 23:21προσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoiverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralDo not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”here: awaiting
- Acts 24:15προσδέχονται,prosdechontaiverb · present deponent, statement · 3rd person pluraland I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.here: await,
Philippians1 occurrence
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 10:34προσεδέξασθεprosedexastheverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, statement · 2nd person pluralYou sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.here: you accepted
- Hebrews 11:35προσδεξάμενοιprosdexamenoiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralWomen received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.here: having accepted