ἀποδέχομαι
apodechomai · welcome
Greek word · Strong’s number G588 · appears 7 times in the Bible
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apodechomai (ἀποδέχομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “welcome”.
Receive gladly; accept.
How to say it
a·po·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
- Take someone or a word in gladly; admit it gratefully.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- welcomed ×3
- received ×1
- we acknowledge it ×1
- welcome ×1
- welcoming ×1
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Where it appears
- Luke 8:40
Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.
- Luke 9:11
But the crowds, learning of it, followed him; and welcoming them, he was speaking to them about the kingdom of God, and those who had need of healing he was healing.
- Acts 2:41
So those who received his word were immersed, and on that day about three thousand persons were added.
- Acts 18:27
And when he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;
- Acts 21:17
And when we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.
- Acts 24:3
in every way and everywhere we acknowledge it, most excellent Felix, with all gratitude.
- Acts 28:30
And he stayed two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him,