Strong's Greek · G1209

δέχομαι

déchomai

accept, receive, take

Definition

to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

Derivation

middle voice of a primary verb;

Appears 56 times in Scripture

Matthew 18:5

And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

Matthew 10:40

He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

Matthew 10:14

And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

Matthew 11:14

And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

Matthew 10:41

Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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