What does ὑποδέχομαι (hypodéchomai) mean in the Bible?
ὑποδέχομαι (hypodéchomai): To receive someone into one's home with the implication of hospitality and personal welcome.
Greek · G5264
ὑποδέχομαι
To receive
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ὑποδέχομαιG5264
Pronunciationhypodéchomai
What does ὑποδέχομαι (hypodéchomai) mean in the Bible?
ὑποδέχομαι (hypodéchomai): To receive someone into one's home with the implication of hospitality and personal welcome.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5264?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include welcomed (2), has welcomed them into his home (1), when she welcomed (1).
Where does ὑποδέχομαι (hypodéchomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Acts (1), James (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 Itwelcomed2×Luke 10:38, Luke 19:6
has welcomed them into his home1×Acts 17:7
when she welcomed1×James 2:25
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Luke 10:38ὑπεδέξατοtowelcomedVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularLuke 19:6ὑπεδέξατοtowelcomedVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularActs 17:7ὑποδέδεκταιtohas welcomed them into his homeVerb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularJames 2:25ὑποδεξαμένηtowhen she welcomedVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 10:38
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Luke2Acts1James1
Source forms
ὑπεδέξατο2xhypedexatoLuke 10:38, Luke 19:6
ὑποδέδεκται1xhypodedektaiActs 17:7
ὑποδεξαμένη1xhypodexamenēJames 2:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular2xLuke 10:38, Luke 19:6
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Feminine Singular1xJames 2:25
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 17:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To receive someone into one's home with the implication of hospitality and personal welcome.
Strong'sG5264
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 10:38Source Gloss
to receive
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To receive someone into one's home with the implication of hospitality and personal welcome.
to receive under one's roof, receive as a guest, entertain hospitably: with accusative of person(s), Luk.19:6, Act.17:7, Jas.2:25; εἰς τ. οἶκον, Luk.10:38 (see MM, xxv).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 10:38Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ὑπεδέξατοupedexato
I receive as a guest
Read verseLuke 19:6Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ὑπεδέξατοupedexato
I receive as a guest
Read verseActs 17:7Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ὑποδέδεκταιupodedektai
I receive as a guest
Read verseJames 2:25Verb Aorist Middle Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
ὑποδεξαμένηupodexamenh
I receive as a guest
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
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Form groups2Aligned forms4TensesAorist, PerfectVoicesMiddle
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Aorist MiddleLuke 10:38 · Luke 19:62×
Perfect MiddleActs 17:71×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist MiddleJas 2:251×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3perfect1
Voice
middle4
Mood
indicative3participle1
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Martha receives Jesus into her home as a guest with hospitality
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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