Greek · G1209, G3624 · unreviewed

δέξωνταί με εἰς τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν

To receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively) · house: home

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δέχομαι G1209 to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation déchomai

To receive with willingness or hospitality, emphasizing acceptance rather than mere acquisition.

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οἶκος G3624 house: home

Pronunciation oîkos

Physical dwelling expands metonymically to household, family, lineage, and the Church as God's spiritual household.

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What does δέξωνταί με εἰς τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν (dexōntai me eis tous oikous autōn) mean in the Bible?

δέχομαι · οἶκος is a Greek word meaning "they may receive/welcome me into their houses".

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Meaning

they may receive/welcome me into their houses

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Present Perfect

Voices

Middle

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 14×

Aorist Middle Matt 10:14 · Matt 18:5 · Mark 6:11 · Mark 9:37 · Mark 10:15 · Luke 9:48 · Luke 18:17 · Luke 16:4 · Luke 16:9 10×

Present Middle Luke 9:5 · Luke 10:8 · Luke 10:10 · Mark 9:37 4×

Indicative states a fact or reality 23×

Aorist Middle Luke 9:53 · John 4:45 · Acts 11:1 · Acts 17:11 · 2 Thess 2:10 · 2 Cor 7:15 · 2 Cor 11:4 · Gal 4:14 · 1 Thess 2:13 · Luke 2:28 · Acts 7:38 · 2 Cor 8:17 · Acts 28:21 13×

Present Middle Matt 10:40 · Matt 18:5 · Mark 9:37 · Luke 9:48 · 1 Cor 2:14 · Luke 8:13 9×

Perfect Middle Acts 8:14 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 9×

Aorist Middle Luke 22:17 · Acts 22:5 · Phil 4:18 · 1 Thess 1:6 · Heb 11:31 5×

Present Middle Matt 10:40 · Matt 10:41 4×

Imperative command or strong request 7×

Aorist Middle 2 Cor 11:16 · Eph 6:17 · Col 4:10 · Jas 1:21 · Luke 16:6 · Luke 16:7 · Acts 7:59 7×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×

Aorist Middle Matt 11:14 · Acts 3:21 · 2 Cor 6:1 3×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 56 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 13 ongoing 9 resultant 1 imperative 7 subjunctive 14 infinitive 3 participle 9

Tense

aorist 38 present 17 perfect 1

Voice

middle 56

Mood

indicative 23 subjunctive 14 participle 9 imperative 7 infinitive 3

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 11 — Jerusalem Recognizes God’s Grace to the Gentiles Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory Acts 8 — The Scattered Church Carries Christ Beyond Jerusalem Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

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