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Lexicon :: Strong's G1209 - dechomai

Aa
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
47x in 19 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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 56 times in 45 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:14 - And whoever will not take you in, or give ear to your words, when you go out from that house or that town, put off its dust from your feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:40 - He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:41 - He who gives honour to a prophet, in the name of a prophet, will be given a prophet's reward; and he who gives honour to an upright man, in the name of an upright man, will be given an upright man's reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:14 - And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:5 - And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:11 - And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:37 - Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:15 - Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:28 - Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13 - And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:5 - And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:48 - And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:53

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:53 - But they would not have him there, because he was clearly going to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:8 - And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:10 - But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:4 - I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:6 - And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:7 - Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:9 - And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:17 - Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:17 - And he took a cup and, having given praise, he said, Make division of this among yourselves;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:45 - So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast--they themselves having been there at the feast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - Who is to be kept in heaven till the time when all things are put right, of which God has given word by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been from the earliest times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:38 - This is the man who was in the church in the waste land with the angel who was talking to him in Sinai, and with our fathers; and to him were given the living words of God, so that he might give them to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:59

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:59 - And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:14 - Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:1 - Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:11 - Now these were more noble than the Jews of Thessalonica, for they gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5 - Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:21 - And they said to him, We have not had letters from Judaea about you, and no one of the brothers has come to us here to give an account or say any evil about you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:14 - For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:1 - We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:15 - And his love to you is the more increased by his memory of you all, how you gave way to his authority, and how you took him to your hearts with fear and honour.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:17 - For while he gladly gave ear to our request, he was interested enough to go to you from the impulse of his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:4 - For if anyone comes preaching another Jesus from the one whose preachers we are, or if you have got a different spirit, or a different sort of good news from those which came to you, how well you put up with these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16 - I say again, Let me not seem foolish to anyone; but if I do, put up with me as such, so that I may take a little glory to myself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:14 - And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:17 - And take salvation for your head-dress and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18 - I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:10 - Aristarchus, my brother-prisoner, sends his love to you, and Mark, a relation of Barnabas (about whom you have been given orders: if he comes to you, be kind to him),

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:6 - And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:13 - And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:10 - And with every deceit of wrongdoing among those whose fate is destruction; because they were quite without that love of the true faith by which they might have salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:31 - By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:21 - For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.
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