What does παραδέχομαι (paradéchomai) mean in the Bible?
παραδέχομαι (paradéchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to welcome".
Greek · G3858
παραδέχομαι
To welcome
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παραδέχομαι G3858
Pronunciation paradéchomai
What does παραδέχομαι (paradéchomai) mean in the Bible?
παραδέχομαι (paradéchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to welcome".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3858?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the people here] will not accept (1), entertain (1), He receives (1), receive [it] (1), they were welcomed (1).
Where does παραδέχομαι (paradéchomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 4:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), 1 Timothy (1), Hebrews (1), Mark (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 [the people here] will not accept 1× Acts 22:18
entertain 1× 1 Timothy 5:19
He receives 1× Hebrews 12:6
receive [it] 1× Mark 4:20
they were welcomed 1× Acts 15:4
to adopt 1× Acts 16:21
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 4:20 παραδέχονται to receive [it] Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Acts 15:4 παρεδέχθησαν to they were welcomed Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Acts 16:21 παραδέχεσθαι to to adopt Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Acts 22:18 παραδέξονταί to [the people here] will not accept Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1 Timothy 5:19 παραδέχου to entertain Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular Hebrews 12:6 παραδέχεται to He receives Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 4:20
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Mark 1 Acts 3 1 Timothy 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
παραδέξονταί 1x paradexontai Acts 22:18
παραδέχεσθαι 1x paradechesthai Acts 16:21
παραδέχεται 1x paradechetai Hebrews 12:6
παραδέχονται 1x paradechontai Mark 4:20
παραδέχου 1x paradechou 1 Timothy 5:19
παρεδέχθησαν 1x paredechthēsan Acts 15:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 15:4
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 22:18
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular 1x 1 Timothy 5:19
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Mark 4:20
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 12:6
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Acts 16:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to welcome
Source Gloss
to welcome
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.
Mark 4:20 Verb Third Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
παραδέχονται, paradecontai
I receive, accept, acknowledge
Read verse Acts 16:21 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Infinitive
παραδέχεσθαι paradecesqai
I receive, accept, acknowledge
Read verse Acts 22:18 Verb Third Person Plural Future Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
παραδέξονταί paradexontai
I receive, accept, acknowledge
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:19 Verb Second Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Imperative
παραδέχου, paradecou
I receive, accept, acknowledge
Read verse Hebrews 12:6 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
παραδέχεται. paradecetai
I receive, accept, acknowledge
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3 aorist 1 future 1
Voice
middle 4 passive 1
Mood
indicative 4 imperative 1
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 Origins
παραδέχομαι 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