adjective

apodektem

Greekἀπόδεκτος (apodektos)

Strong’sG587

worthy to be received, acceptable, welcome

stem apodekt-2 times in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

acceptable1×pleasing1×

What it means

*† ἀπό-δεκτος, -ον

(< άποδέχομαι),

acceptable: I Ti 2:3 5:4.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G587 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidap-od'-ek-tos

accepted, i.e. agreeable

Fromfrom G588;

King Jamesacceptable.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	apodektos	apodektas	apodektem2×ἀπόδεκτον	apodektois	apodektais	apodekteim
object accusative	apodekton	apodektan		apodektoin	apodektain
direct address vocative	apodektor	apodektar		apodektoir	apodektair
of, belonging to genitive	apodektou	apodektau	apodekteu	apodektoiu	apodektaiu	apodekteiu
to, for dative	apodekto	apodekta	apodekte	apodektoi	apodektai	apodektei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

apodektstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

apodekt 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

apodektem“pleasing”subject or objectdirect singular2×

1 Timothy 2:3“acceptable”houtem kalem kai apodektem enōpion tou sōtērou nu theou,This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

1 Timothy 5:4“pleasing”ei de tinas chēras tekneim ē ekgoneim echatō, mathalōr prōton ton idion oikon eusebarō kai amoibain apodōarō toi progonoi, houtem gar atō apodektem enōpion tou theou.But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.