What does εὐπρόσδεκτος (euprósdektos) mean in the Bible?
εὐπρόσδεκτος (euprósdektos): Acceptable to God or authority; emphasizes favorable reception and approval, not mere acceptance.
Greek · G2144
εὐπρόσδεκτος
Acceptable
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εὐπρόσδεκτος G2144
Pronunciation euprósdektos
What does εὐπρόσδεκτος (euprósdektos) mean in the Bible?
εὐπρόσδεκτος (euprósdektos): Acceptable to God or authority; emphasizes favorable reception and approval, not mere acceptance.
Full entry for εὐπρόσδεκτος (G2144) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2144?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include acceptable (2), [the gift] is acceptable (1), acceptable [to God] (1), of favor (1).
Where does εὐπρόσδεκτος (euprósdektos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 15:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), Romans (2), 1 Peter (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 It acceptable 2× Romans 15:31, 1 Peter 2:5
[the gift] is acceptable 1× 2 Corinthians 8:12
acceptable [to God] 1× Romans 15:16
of favor 1× 2 Corinthians 6:2
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 15:16 εὐπρόσδεκτος to acceptable [to God] Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Romans 15:31 εὐπρόσδεκτος to acceptable Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 2 Corinthians 6:2 εὐπρόσδεκτος to of favor Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Corinthians 8:12 εὐπρόσδεκτος to [the gift] is acceptable Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 1 Peter 2:5 εὐπροσδέκτους to acceptable Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 15:16
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Romans 2 2 Corinthians 2 1 Peter 1
Source forms
εὐπρόσδεκτος 4x euprosdektos Romans 15:16, Romans 15:31, 2 Corinthians 6:2, 2 Corinthians 8:12
εὐπροσδέκτους 1x euprosdektous 1 Peter 2:5
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 3x Romans 15:16, Romans 15:31, 2 Corinthians 8:12
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural 1x 1 Peter 2:5
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 6:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Acceptable to God or authority; emphasizes favorable reception and approval, not mere acceptance.
Strong's G2144
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
acceptable
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 15:16 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
εὐπρόσδεκτος, euprosdektov
well-received, acceptable
Read verse Romans 15:31 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
εὐπρόσδεκτος euprosdektov
well-received, acceptable
Read verse 2 Corinthians 6:2 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
εὐπρόσδεκτος, euprosdektov
well-received, acceptable
Read verse 2 Corinthians 8:12 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
εὐπρόσδεκτος, euprosdektov
well-received, acceptable
Read verse 1 Peter 2:5 Adjective Accusative Plural Feminine
εὐπροσδέκτους euprosdektouv
well-received, acceptable
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 3 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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Nominative (4) Number pattern Singular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rom 15:16 · Rom 15:31 · 2 Cor 8:12 3×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 2 Cor 6:2 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine 1 Pet 2:5 1×
Word Origins
εὐπρόσδεκτος 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