ἀναδέχομαι: 1 aorist ἀνεδεξάμην; from Homer down; to take up, take upon oneself, undertake, assume; hence, to receive, entertain anyone hospitably: Acts 28:7; to entertain in one's mind: τὰςἐπαγγελίας, i. e. to embrace them with faith, Hebrews 11:17.