Strong's Greek · G1209
G1209 déchomai
δέχομαι
dekh'-om-ahee
to receive
Looking for Hebrew H1209 Bêtsay? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1209. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
déchomai appears 56 times in Scripture, including Matthew 10:14 and Matthew 10:40. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
In the King James Version
accept, receive, take
Derivation
middle voice of a primary verb;
Appears 56 times in Scripture
“And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.”
“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
“And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.”
“And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.”
“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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
