Greek verb · G588
ἀποδέχομαι
apodechomaiap-od-ekh'-om-ahee
to receive
7 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: apodéchomai
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G588is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G588
to take fully, i.e. welcome (persons), approve (things)
The King James renders it: accept, receive (gladly).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
apodechomai is rendered "to receive". It stands 7 times in the Greek text, across two books.
- Five of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 8:40When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.
Luke 8:40ἀπεδέξατο
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- having received2
- received2
- to welcome1
- was welcoming1
- we gladly accept1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀποδίδωμι | apodidomi | to pay | Uses48 |
| ἀποδοκιμάζω | apodokimazo | to reject | Uses9 |
| ἀποδημέω | apodemeo | to go abroad | Uses6 |
| ἀποδεκατόω | apodekatoo | to tithe | Uses4 |
| ἀποδείκνυμι | apodeiknymi | to display | Uses4 |
| ἀποδοχή | apodoche | acceptance | Uses2 |
| ἀπόδεκτος | apodektos | pleasing | Uses2 |
| ἀπόδημος | apodemos | absent | Uses1 |
| ἀπόδειξις | apodeixis | demonstration | Uses1 |
| ἀποδιορίζω | apodiorizo | to divide | Uses1 |
All 7, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἀπεδέξαντο1
- ἀπεδέξατο1
- ἀπεδέχετο1
- ἀποδεξάμενοι1
- ἀποδεξάμενος1
- ἀποδέξασθαι1
- ἀποδεχόμεθα1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-ADI-3P
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-ADI-3S
- verb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)1V-ADN
- verb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-ADP-NPM
- verb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-ADP-NSM
- verb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-INI-3S
- verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person plural1V-PNI-1P
Luke
two uses
When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.
- ἀπεδέξατοapedexatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: received
But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.
- ἀποδεξάμενοςapodexamenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having received
Acts
five uses
Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- ἀποδεξάμενοιapodexamenoiverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having received
When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
- ἀποδέξασθαιapodexasthaiverb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to welcome
When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
- ἀπεδέξαντοapedexantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: received
In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.
- ἀποδεχόμεθαapodechomethaverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we gladly accept
Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
- ἀπεδέχετοapedechetoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was welcoming
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.