What does ἀποδέχομαι (apodéchomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀποδέχομαι (apodéchomai): To receive with gladness or approval; to accept willingly rather than merely take in.
Greek · G588
ἀποδέχομαι
To receive
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ἀποδέχομαιG588
Pronunciationapodéchomai
What does ἀποδέχομαι (apodéchomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀποδέχομαι (apodéchomai): To receive with gladness or approval; to accept willingly rather than merely take in.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G588?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include welcomed (2), embraced (1), He welcomed (1), to welcome (1), we acknowledge [this] (1).
Where does ἀποδέχομαι (apodéchomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 8:40. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (5), Luke (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 Itwelcomed2×Luke 8:40, Acts 21:17
embraced1×Acts 2:41
He welcomed1×Luke 9:11
to welcome1×Acts 18:27
we acknowledge [this]1×Acts 24:3
welcoming1×Acts 28:30
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 8:40ἀπεδέξατοtowelcomedVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularLuke 9:11ἀποδεξάμενοςtoHe welcomedVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 2:41ἀποδεξάμενοιtoembracedVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 18:27ἀποδέξασθαιtoto welcomeVerb - Aorist Infinitive MiddleActs 21:17ἀπεδέξαντοtowelcomedVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralActs 24:3ἀποδεχόμεθαtowe acknowledge [this]Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluralActs 28:30ἀπεδέχετοtowelcomingVerb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 8:40
Aligned rows7
Books represented2
Luke2Acts5
Source forms
ἀπεδέξαντο1xapedexantoActs 21:17
ἀπεδέξατο1xapedexatoLuke 8:40
ἀπεδέχετο1xapedechetoActs 28:30
ἀποδεξάμενοι1xapodexamenoiActs 2:41
ἀποδεξάμενος1xapodexamenosLuke 9:11
ἀποδέξασθαι1xapodexasthaiActs 18:27
ἀποδεχόμεθα1xapodechomethaActs 24:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 21:17
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 8:40
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle1xActs 18:27
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 2:41
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular1xLuke 9:11
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 28:30
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural1xActs 24:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To receive with gladness or approval; to accept willingly rather than merely take in.
Strong'sG588
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 8:40Source Gloss
to receive
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To receive with gladness or approval; to accept willingly rather than merely take in.
to accept gladly, welcome, receive: Luk.8:40 9:11, Act.18:27 21:17 28:30; metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), Act.2:41 24:3 (MM, see word; Cremer, 688).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 8:40Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπεδέξατοapedexato
I receive, welcome, entertain
Read verseActs 2:41Verb Aorist Middle Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀποδεξάμενοιapodexamenoi
I receive, welcome, entertain
Read verseActs 15:4Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀπεδέχθησανapedecqhsan
I receive, welcome, entertain
Read verseActs 18:27Verb Aorist Middle Deponent Infinitive
ἀποδέξασθαιapodexasqai
I receive, welcome, entertain
Read verseActs 24:3Verb First Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἀποδεχόμεθα,apodecomeqa
I receive, welcome, entertain
Read verseActs 28:30Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἀπεδέχετοapedeceto
I receive, welcome, entertain
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 groups3Aligned forms7TensesAorist, Present, ImperfectVoicesMiddle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Aorist MiddleLuke 8:40 · Acts 21:172×
Present MiddleActs 24:31×
Imperfect MiddleActs 28:301×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Aorist MiddleLuke 9:11 · Acts 2:412×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist MiddleActs 18:271×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist5present1imperfect1
Voice
middle7
Mood
indicative4participle2infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Luke 8:40ἀπεδέξατοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 9:11ἀποδεξάμενοςaorist middle participleparticipleActs 2:41ἀποδεξάμενοιaorist middle participleparticipleActs 18:27ἀποδέξασθαιaorist middle infinitiveinfinitiveActs 21:17ἀπεδέξαντοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 24:3ἀποδεχόμεθαpresent middle indicativeongoingActs 28:30ἀπεδέχετοimperfect middle indicativebackground
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 Witnesses
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Showing 2 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.