ἀπόδεκτος
apodektos · acceptable
Greek word · Strong’s number G587 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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apodektos (ἀπόδεκτος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “acceptable”.
Worth receiving, pleasing.
How to say it
a·po·dek·tos
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
- Pleasing to God, welcomed by him.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- 1 Timothy 2:3
This is good and acceptable before God our Savior,
- 1 Timothy 5:4
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show godliness toward their own household and to make a return to their parents, for this is acceptable before God.