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Strong's #1209 - δέχομαι
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δέχομαι, Ion., Aeol., Cret. δέκομαι, Hdt. 9.91, Sapph. 1.22, Pi. O. 2.69, impf. ἐδεκόμην Hdt. 3.135: fut. δέξομαι, also δεδέξομαι Il. 5.238, also in Revelation 5:8 (Rufin.), Aristid. Or. 28(49).24; δεξοῦμαι SIG 360.29 (Chersonesus); δεχθήσομαι (in pass. sense) LXX Leviticus 22:25 : aor. ἐδεξάμην Il. 18.238, etc., δεξάμην Pi. P. 4.70; also ἐδέχθην (ὑπ-) E. Heracl. 757 (lyr., δεχθείς in pass.sense), J. AJ 18.6.4, (εἰς-) D. 40.14 (Pass.): pf. δέδεγμαι Il. 4.107, Pi. P. 1.100, etc.; imper. δεδεξο Il. 5.228, pl. δέδεχθε h.Ap. 538; Ion. 3 pl. ἀπο-δεδέχαται Hdt. 2.43, al.: — Hom. also has impf. ἐδέγμην Od. 9.513, 3 sg. δέκτο Il. 15.88, al., later ἔδεκτο Pi. O. 2.54, Simon. 184; imper. δέξο Il. 19.10, pl. δέχθε A.R. 4.1554; inf. δέχθαι E. Rh. 525; part. δέγμενος Il. 18.524 (also δέχμενος Hsch.); also a 3 pl. pres. δέχαται Il. 12.147; cf. προτίδεγμαι, and v. δεδοκημένος: —
I
1. of things as the object, take, accept, receive, etc., ἄποινα 1.20, etc.; μισθὸν τῆς φυλακῆς Pl. R. 416e; φόρον Th. 1.90; δ. τι χείρεσσι Od. 19.355; τὸ διδόμενον παρά τινος Pl. Grg. 499c; τι ἐν παρακαταθήκῃ παρά τινος Plb. 33.6.2, etc.; δ. τί τινι receive something at the hand of another, δέξατό οἱ σκῆπτρον πατρώϊον Il. 2.186, cf. IG 12(3).1075(Melos, vi B. C.), etc.; accept as legal tender, ὀδελός GDI 5011 (Gortyn); τι παρά τινος Il. 24.429; τι ἔκ τινος S. OT 1107 (lyr.); τί τινος Il. 1.596, 24.305, S. OT 1163; also δ. τί τινος receive in exchange for.., χρυσὸν φίλου ἀνδρὸς ἐδέξατο Od. 11.327; choose, τι δ. πρό τινος Pl. Lg. 729d; μᾶλλον δ. τι ἀντί τινος Id. Grg. 475d: c. inf., prefer, δεξαίμην ἂν πάσας τὰς ἀσπίδας ἐρριφέναι ἢ.. Lys. 10.21, cf. Pl. Phlb. 63b; δ. μᾶλλον.. X. HG 5.1.14, Smp. 4.12; οὐδεὶς ἂν δέξαιτο φεύγειν Th. 1.143; Ὀρφεῖ συγγενέσθαι ἐπὶ πόσῳ ἄν τις δέξαιτ' ἂν ὑμῶν; Pl. Ap. 41a; οὐκ ἂν δεξαίμην τι ἔχειν And. 1.5. catch, as in a vessel, ὀπὸν.. κάδοις δ. S. Fr. 534.3.
2. of mental reception, take, accept without complaint, χαλεπόν περ ἐόντα δεχώμεθα μῦθον Od. 20.271; κῆρα δ' ἐγὼ τότε δέξομαι Il. 18.115. accept graciously, τοῦτο δ' ἐγὼ πρόφρων δ. 23.647; of the gods, ἀλλ' ὅ γε δέκτο μὲν ἱρά 2.420; προσφιλῶς γέρα δ., of one dead, S. El. 443; τὰ σφάγια δ. Ar. Lys. 204, cf. Pi. P. 5.86; τὸ χρησθέν, τὸν οἰωνὸν δ., accept, hail the oracle, the omen, Hdt. 1.63, 9.91; δέχου τὸν ἄνδρα καὶ τὸν ὄρνιν Ar. Pl. 63; δ. τὰ ἀγαθά IG 22.410,al.; ἐδεξάμην τὸ ῥηθέν S. El. 668: abs., δεχομένοις λέγεις θανεῖν σε A. Ag. 1653, cf. X. An. 1.8.17; accept, approve, τὸν λόγον, ξυμμαχίαν, Hdt. 9.5, Th. 1.37; τοὺς λόγους ib. 95; διδόναι καὶ δέχεσθαι τὰ δίκαια ib. 37, cf. h.Merc. 312; δέχεσθαι ὅρκον, v. ὅρκος; accept a confession, and so forgive, ἀδικίαν LXX Genesis 50:17. simply, give ear to, hear, ὠσὶν ἠχήν E. Ba. 1086; δ. ὀμφάν Id. Med. 175 (lyr.); τὰ παραγγελλόμενα ὀξέως δ. Th. 2.11, 89. take or regard as so and so, μηδὲ συμφορὰν δέχου τὸν ἄνδρα S. Aj. 68; understand in a certain sense, ὅπῃ βούλει δέξασθαι ταύτῃ δέχου Pl. 315c: c. inf., κῶλά με δέξαι νυνὶ λέγειν D.H. Comp. 22, cf. Str. 1.3.13, etc. cap verses, σκόλια δ. Ar. V. 1222.
3. take upon oneself, τὴν δαπάνην Plb. 31.28.5: c. inf., undertake, SIG 245.34.
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1. of persons as the object, welcome, κόλπῳ Il. 6.483; ἀγαθῷ νόῳ Hdt. 1.60; ἐν μεγάροισι, ἐν δόμοισιν, Il. 18.331, Od. 17.110; δόμοις δ. τινά S. OT 818; στέγαις, πυρὶ δ. τινά, E. Or. 47; δ. χώρᾳ Id. Med. 713; τῇ τόλει δ. to admit into the city, Th. 4.103; ἀγορᾷ, ἄστει δ., Id. 6.44; ἔσω ibid.; εἰς τὸ τεῖχος X. An. 5.5.6; δ. τινὰ ξύμμαχον accept or admit as an ally, Th. 1.43, etc.; accept as security, PGrenf. 1.33.4, etc.: metaph. of places, τόποι τοὺς κατοικιζομένους ἵλεῳ δεχόμενοι Pl. Lg. 747e; entertain, δείπνοις Anaxandr. 41.2 (anap.); δωρήμασιν S. OC 4.
2. receive as an enemy, await the attack of, ἐπιόντα δ. δουρί Il. 5.238, cf. 15.745; of a hunter waiting for game, 4.107; of a wild boar waiting for the hunters, 12.147; of troops, εἰς χεῖρας δ. X. An. 4.3.31; τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους δ. Hdt. 3.54, cf. 8.28, Th. 4.43; ἐπιόντας δ. Id. 7.77; δ. τὴν πρώτην ἔφοδον Id. 4.126; ἐδέξατο πόλις πόνον E. Supp. 393.
3. expect, wait, c. acc. et fut. inf., ἀλλ' αἰεί τινα φῶτα.. ἐδέγμην ἐνθάδ' ἐλεύσεσθαι Od. 9.513, cf. 12.230; also δέγμενος Αἰακίδην, ὁπότε λήξειεν Il. 9.191; δεδεγμένος εἰσόκεν ἔλθῃς 10.62. — In these two last senses, Hom. always uses fut. δεδέξομαι, pf. δέδεγμαι, and δεδεγμένος, cf. δεδεγμένος ὁππόθ' ἵκοιτο Theoc. 25.228; δέγμενος is used in sense 3 only, exc. in h.Cer. 29, Merc. 477: inf. δειδέχθαι as imper., expect, c. gen., βορέω Arat. 795, cf. 907, 928.
III
1. rarely with a thing as the subject, occupy, engage one, τίς ἀρχὰ δέξατο ναυτιλίας [αὐτούς ]; Pi. P. 4.70.
2. receive, hold, τὴν τροφήν Arist. HA 531a23,al.; οἰκίαι ἱκαναὶ δέξασθαι ὑμᾶς SIG 344.10.
3. admit of, ψεῦδος οὐδὲν δ. ἁ τῶ ἀριθμῶ φύσις Philol. 11; τὸ μᾶλλον Arist. Top. 146a3, cf. D.H. Isoc. 2.
4. Geom., contain, circum-scribe, γωνίας ἴσας Euc. 3 Def. 11; πεντάγωνον Papp. 422.34. intr., succeed, come next, ὥς μοι δέχεται κακὸν ἐκ κακοῦ αἰεί Il. 19.290; ἄλλος γ' ἐξ ἄλλου δέχεται χαλεπώτερος ἆθλος Hes. Th. 800; ἄλλος ἐξ ἄλλου δ. Emp. 115.12; of places, ἐκ τοῦ στεινοῦ τὸ Ἀρτεμίσιον δέκεται Hdt. 7.176. (δέκομαι is prob. the original form, cf. Slav. desiti, dositi 'find'.)
δέχομαι ,
depon. mid.,
[in LXX chiefly for H3947;]
to receive, accept;
1. c. acc rei, of taking or accepting what is offered: γράμματα , Luke 16:6-7; id. in different sense, Acts 28:21; ποτήριον , Luke 22:17; παιδίον (εἰς τ . ἀγκάλας ), Luke 2:28; περικεφαλαίαν , μάχαιραν , Ephesians 6:17; ἐπιστολάς , Acts 22:5; τ . βασιλείαν τ . Θεοῦ , Mark 10:15, Luke 18:17; λογία ζῶντα , Acts 7:38; εὐαγγέλιον , 2 Corinthians 11:4; τ . χάριν τ . Θεοῦ , 2 Corinthians 6:1; metaph., of mental acceptance, Matthew 11:14; τ . λόγον , Luke 8:13, Acts 8:14; Acts 11:1; Acts 17:11, 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:13, James 1:21; τὰ τ . πνεύματος , 1 Corinthians 2:14; τ . παράκλησιν , 2 Corinthians 8:17; τ . ἀγάπην τ . ἀληθείας , 2 Thessalonians 2:10.
2. c. acc pers., of receiving kindly or hospitably, Matthew 10:14; Matthew 10:40-41, Mark 6:11, Luke 9:5; Luke 9:53; Luke 10:8; Luke 10:10, John 4:45, 2 Corinthians 7:15; 2 Corinthians 11:16, Galatians 4:14, Colossians 4:10, Hebrews 11:31; παιδίον , Matthew 18:5, Mark 9:37, Luke 9:48; εἰς οἴκους , σκηνάς , Luke 16:4; Luke 16:9; δέξαι τ . πνεῦμά μου , Acts 7:59; ὃν δεῖ οὐρανὸν δέασθαι , Acts 3:21 (cf. ἀνα -, ἀπο , δια -, εἰσ -, ἐκ -, ἀπ -εκ -, ἐν -, ἐπι -, παρα -, προσ ·-, ὑπο -δέχομαι ; Cremer, 174).†
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This common verb hardly needs illustration, but we may note P Hib I. 70 (a).2 (B C. 229–8) δέξαι παρὰ Ζωίλου . . . (δραχμὰς ) δέκα , P Tebt II. 281.21 (B.C. 125) δέδεγμαι παρὰ σοῦ ἐκ πλήρους ἄνευ παντὸς λοιπήματος , ";I have received from you the sum in full without any arrears"; (Edd.), ib. 422.11 (iii/A.D.) δέξε παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ τὰς (δραχμὰς ) ρ ̄, and from the early Christian letter P Heid 6.20 (iv/A.D.) (= Selections, p. 127) καταξίωσον δέξεσθαι τὸ μικρὸν ἐλέου διὰ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ ἡμῶν Μαγαρίου . It is often used of receiving letters, as P Flor II. 154.2 (A.D. 268) ἅμα τῷ δέξασθαί μου τὰ [γράμ ]ματ ̣α δήλωσόν μοι κτλ ., BGU IV. 1208.24 (B.C. 27) αὐτὸ (sc. τὸ πιττάκιον ) ἐδεξάμην , where it seems to imply ";I accepted it."; Abbott (Joh. Voc. p. 220, Fourfold Gospel p. 229) has drawn attention to the fact that δέχομαι occurs only once in the Fourth Gospel, 4.45, where it is used of the Galilæans’ [hospitable] reception of Jesus in His native place. When Jn (13.20) gives a version of the Logion of Matthew 10:40, he substitutes ὁ λαμβάνων for ὁ δεχόμενος , the inferiority of which as Greek is sufficient evidence of its independence. Δέχομαι with a personal object may be quoted from P Leid M ii. 7 (ii/B.C.) Ὥρος ὁ ἀποδόμενος , ὃν ἐδέξατο Ὀσορό (ηρις ) καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ οἱ πριάμενοι . MGr has the verb unaltered, = ";receive,"; ";accept.";
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