What does ἐπιδέχομαι (epidéchomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιδέχομαι (epidéchomai): To receive or welcome someone into one's home or community with acceptance and hospitality.
Greek · G1926
ἐπιδέχομαι
To admit (as a guest or (figuratively) teacher)
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ἐπιδέχομαι G1926
Pronunciation epidéchomai
What does ἐπιδέχομαι (epidéchomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιδέχομαι (epidéchomai): To receive or welcome someone into one's home or community with acceptance and hospitality.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1926?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he refuses to welcome (1), will not accept (1).
Where does ἐπιδέχομαι (epidéchomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 3 John 1:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 3 John (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It he refuses to welcome 1× 3 John 1:10
will not accept 1× 3 John 1:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 3 John 1:9
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
3 John 2
Source forms
ἐπιδέχεται 2x epidechetai 3 John 1:9, 3 John 1:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x 3 John 1:9, 3 John 1:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To receive or welcome someone into one's home or community with acceptance and hospitality.
Strong's G1926
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 3 John 1:9 Source Gloss
to admit (as a guest or (figuratively) teacher)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To receive or welcome someone into one's home or community with acceptance and hospitality.
1in cl., of things, to allow of, admit of (Dem., Arist., al.). In late writers,
2to accept besides (Polyb.), to accept (in π. of the terms of a lease; see ICC, on 3Jo, l.with): III Jn 9.
3(a) to receive besides (Menand.);
bto receive hospitably (1Mac, Sir, ll with): III Jn 10
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
3 John 1:9 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἐπιδέχεται epidecetai
I accept, admit, welcome
Read verse 3 John 1:10 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἐπιδέχεται epidecetai
I accept, admit, welcome
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 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Middle 3 John 1:9 · 3 John 1:10 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
middle 2
Mood
indicative 2
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)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
to accept or admit someone, particularly in context of receiving authority or teaching
to welcome or receive hospitably as a guest, showing acceptance and hospitality
Word Origins
ἐπιδέχομαι is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain