STRONGS G588:
ἀποδέχομαι; deponent middle; imperfect
ἀπεδεχόμην; 1 aorist
ἀπεδεξάμην; 1 aorist passive
ἀπεδέχθην; common in Greek writings, especially the Attic, from Homer down; in the
N. T. used only by Luke;
to accept what is offered from without (
ἀπό, cf. Latin
ex cipio),
to accept from, receive:
τινά, simply, to give one access to oneself,
Luke 9:11 L T Tr WH; Acts 28:30; with emphasis [cf. Tobit 7:17 and Fritzsche at the passage], to receive with joy,
Luke 8:40; to receive to hospitality,
Acts 21:17 L T Tr WH; to grant one access to oneself in the capacity in which he wishes to be regarded,
e. g. as the messenger of others,
Acts 15:4 (L T Tr WH παρεδέχθησαν); as a Christian,
Acts 18:27; metaphorically,
τί,
to receive into the mind with assent:
to approve, Acts 24:3;
to believe, τὸν λόγον,
Acts 2:41; (so in Greek writings especially Plato; cf.
Ast, Lex. Plato, i., p. 232).
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