Greek · G3858 · unreviewed

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". παρα-δέχομαι [in LXX: Exo.

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Meaning

to welcome

Extended definition

to receive, admit;

aof things: Mrk.4:20, Act.15:4 16:21 22:18, 1Ti.5:19;

bof persons: Heb.12:6 (LXX).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 ongoing 2 prospective 1 imperative 1

Tense

present 3 aorist 1 future 1

Voice

middle 4 passive 1

Mood

indicative 4 imperative 1

NT Occurrences

Mark 4:20 παραδέχονται present middle indicative ongoing Acts 15:4 παρεδέχθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 22:18 παραδέξονταί future middle indicative prospective 1 Timothy 5:19 παραδέχου present middle imperative imperative Hebrews 12:6 παραδέχεται present middle indicative ongoing

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

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