What does δεκτός (dektós) mean in the Bible?
δεκτός (dektós): Acceptable to God—emphasizing divine approval and reception rather than mere acceptability to humans
Greek · G1184
δεκτός
Approved; (figuratively) propitious
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δεκτόςG1184
Pronunciationdektós
What does δεκτός (dektós) mean in the Bible?
δεκτός (dektós): Acceptable to God—emphasizing divine approval and reception rather than mere acceptability to humans
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1184?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include accepted (1), an acceptable (1), favor (1), of favor (1), welcomes (1).
Where does δεκτός (dektós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 4:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), 2 Corinthians (1), Acts (1), Philippians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itaccepted1×Luke 4:24
an acceptable1×Philippians 4:18
favor1×Luke 4:19
of favor1×2 Corinthians 6:2
welcomes1×Acts 10:35
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 4:19δεκτόνtofavorAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 4:24δεκτόςtoacceptedAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 10:35δεκτὸςtowelcomesAdjective - Nominative Masculine Singular2 Corinthians 6:2δεκτῷtoof favorAdjective - Dative Masculine SingularPhilippians 4:18δεκτήνtoan acceptableAdjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 4:19
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Luke2Acts12 Corinthians1Philippians1
Source forms
δεκτήν1xdektēnPhilippians 4:18
δεκτόν1xdektonLuke 4:19
δεκτός1xdektosLuke 4:24
δεκτὸς1xdektosActs 10:35
δεκτῷ1xdektō2 Corinthians 6:2
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular2xLuke 4:24, Acts 10:35
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1xPhilippians 4:18
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular1xLuke 4:19
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular1x2 Corinthians 6:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Acceptable to God—emphasizing divine approval and reception rather than mere acceptability to humans
Strong'sG1184
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms4 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 4:19Source Gloss
approved; (figuratively) propitious
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Acceptable to God—emphasizing divine approval and reception rather than mere acceptability to humans
verbal adj. of δέχομαι, [in LXX chiefly for רָצוֹן: Pro.11:1, al. ;] acceptable: Luk.4:19 (LXX) 24, Act.10:35, 2Co.6:2" (LXX), Php.4:18 (cf. εὐπροσδ-).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 4:19Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
δεκτόν.dekton
acceptable, accepted
Read verseLuke 4:24Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
δεκτόςdektov
acceptable, accepted
Read verseActs 10:35Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
δεκτὸςdektov
acceptable, accepted
Read verse2 Corinthians 6:2Adjective Dative Singular Masculine
δεκτῷdektw
acceptable, accepted
Read versePhilippians 4:18Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
δεκτήν,dekthn
acceptable, accepted
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms5Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 4:24 · Acts 10:352×
Dative · Singular · Masculine2 Cor 6:21×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 4:191×
Accusative · Singular · FemininePhil 4:181×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
The favorable or propitious year of the Lord proclaimed in messianic proclamation
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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