ἀναδέχομαι
anadechomai · receive, welcome
Greek word · Strong’s number G324 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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anadechomai (ἀναδέχομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “receive, welcome”.
Someone; also accept, undertake.
How to say it
a·na·de·cho·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To take someone into one's home as a guest.
- To accept something entrusted, such as God's promise.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- one who had received ×1
- welcomed ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 28:7
Now in the parts around that place there were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and hosted us kindly for three days.
- Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and the one who had received the promises was offering up his only son,