verb
anadechomō
Strong’sG324
I welcome, receive kindly, undertake
stem anadech-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ἀνα-δέχομαι
[in LXX: II Mac 6:19 8:36*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G324 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -δέξομαι: aorist ἀνεδεξάμην, Epic dialect aorist ἀνεδέγμην (see. below): perfect passive ἀναδέδεγμαι:— take up, catch, receive, σάκος δ᾽ ἀνεδέξατο πολλά (i.e. δόρατα) Refs 8th c.BC+
2 receive, entertain as a guest, NT
II take upon oneself, submit to, ἀνεδέγμεθ᾽ ὀϊζύν Refs 8th c.BC+: absolutely, acknowledge one's evidence, of an absent witness, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 accept, receive, ἀγγελίανRefs 5th c.BC+; λουτρὰ.. μητρὸς ἀνεδέξω πάρα Refs; χορηγίας, ἡγεμονίαν, Refs 1st c.AD+; accept a statement, Refs 4th c.AD+
II.3 admit of, κλίσιν, ἀριθμόνRefs 2nd c.AD+
II.4 undertake to say or do, with future infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+: with aorist infinitive, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.4.b undertake, with accusative, Refs 5th c.BC+; take upon oneself, αἰτίανRefs 5th c.BC+; πρεσβείας, κινδύνους, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.5 give security to one, τινίRefs 5th c.BC+; go bail for, τινάRefs 4th c.BC+; ἀ. τοὺς δανειστάς undertake to satisfy them, Refs 1st c.AD+; ἀ. τὴν πίστιν ὑπέρ τινοςRefs
II.6 take back, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.7 experience, suffer, πάθος, ταραχάς, Refs 1st c.BC+
III wait for, Refs 2nd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anadecherantosἀναδεξάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | welcomed | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anadechomō | anadechome | anadechomē | anadechomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anadechosō | anadechose | anadechosē | anadechoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anadechotō | anadechote | anadechotē | anadechotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anadechonō | anadechone | anadechonē | anadechonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anadechovō | anadechove | anadechovē | anadechovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anadecholō | anadechole | anadecholē | anadecholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anadechemi | anadechema |
| you 2nd person singular | anadechesi | anadechesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anadecheti | anadecheta |
| we 1st person plural | anadecheni | anadechena |
| ye 2nd person plural | anadechevi | anadecheva |
| they 3rd person plural | anadecheli | anadechela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anadechomeiō | anadechomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anadechoseiō | anadechoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anadechoteiō | anadechoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anadechoneiō | anadechoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anadechoveiō | anadechoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anadecholeiō | anadecholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anadechemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | anadecheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anadecheteia |
| we 1st person plural | anadecheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anadecheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | anadecheleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anadechosōr | anadechosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anadechotōr | anadechotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anadechovōr | anadechovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anadecholōr | anadecholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anadechesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anadechetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | anadechevar |
| they 3rd person plural | anadechelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anadechomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anadechosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anadechotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anadechonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anadechovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anadecholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anadechemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anadechesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anadechetoia |
| we 1st person plural | anadechenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anadechevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anadecheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anadechorō | anadechorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anadecheri | anadechera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anadechorōntos | anadechorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | anadecherintos | anadecherantos2×ἀναδεξάμενος |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anadech is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anadecherantos“welcomed”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine2×
Acts 28:7… prōto tau nēsau onome Poplio, hos anadecherantos nin treis hēmerain filofronōs xenizata.… chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for …
Hebrews 11:17… ton monogenon prosferate tos tain epangeliain anadecherantos,… on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer …