euprosdektos · acceptable

What it means

euprosdektos (εὐπρόσδεκτος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “acceptable”.

Welcome, well received.

How to say it

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

1. Gladly received.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Romans×2
• 2 Corinthians×2
• 1 Peter×1

• Romans 15:16

  that I may be a public servant of the Messiah Jesus to the nations, performing the sacred service of the good news of God, so that the offering of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

• Romans 15:31

  that I may be delivered from the disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

• 2 Corinthians 6:2

  For he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you, and on a day of salvation I helped you.” Look, now is the very acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation.

• 2 Corinthians 8:12

  For if the eagerness is present, it is acceptable according to what one may have, not according to what one does not have.

• 1 Peter 2:5

  you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus the Messiah.