Greek · G1209, G3624

δέξωνταί με εἰς τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν

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

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δέχομαιG1209to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

Pronunciationdéchomai

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

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οἶκοςG3624house: home

Pronunciationoîkos

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 phrase meaning "they may receive/welcome me into their houses".

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What does δέχομαι · οἶκος mean in the Bible?

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

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1209, G3624?

G1209, G3624 is connected to 56 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. they may receive/welcome me into their houses

Strong'sG1209, G3624

Lexical occurrences56 verses Word forms5 forms56 references

Source Gloss

they may receive/welcome me into their houses

Grammatical Forms

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

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups5Aligned forms56TensesAorist, Present, PerfectVoicesMiddle

Tenses

AoristPresentPerfect

Voices

Middle

Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose14×

Aorist MiddleMatt 10:14 · Matt 18:5 · Mark 6:11 · Mark 9:37 · Mark 10:15 · Luke 9:48 · Luke 18:17 · Luke 16:4 · Luke 16:910×

Present MiddleLuke 9:5 · Luke 10:8 · Luke 10:10 · Mark 9:374×

Indicativestates a fact or reality23×

Aorist MiddleLuke 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 28:2113×

Present MiddleMatt 10:40 · Matt 18:5 · Mark 9:37 · Luke 9:48 · 1 Cor 2:14 · Luke 8:139×

Perfect MiddleActs 8:141×

Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality9×

Aorist MiddleLuke 22:17 · Acts 22:5 · Phil 4:18 · 1 Thess 1:6 · Heb 11:315×

Present MiddleMatt 10:40 · Matt 10:414×

Imperativecommand or strong request7×

Aorist Middle2 Cor 11:16 · Eph 6:17 · Col 4:10 · Jas 1:21 · Luke 16:6 · Luke 16:7 · Acts 7:597×

Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract3×

Aorist MiddleMatt 11:14 · Acts 3:21 · 2 Cor 6:13×

Discourse Aspect

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

Aspect

completed13ongoing9resultant1imperative7subjunctive14infinitive3participle9

Tense

aorist38present17perfect1

Voice

middle56

Mood

indicative23subjunctive14participle9imperative7infinitive3

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)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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