verb
endechetaiomō
Strong’sG1735
I allow, it is possible
stem endechetai-once in the New Testament1 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.
έν-δέχομαι
[in LXX: Ps 119:122 (עָרַב), II Mac 11:18 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1735 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect ἐν-δέκομαι, future -ξομαι, take upon oneself, ταλαιπωρίας Refs 5th c.BC+
II accept, admit, approve, τὸν λόγον Refs 5th c.BC+; so ἐ. [τὴν τοῦ Ἀλκιβιάδου κάθοδον] Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 in Refs 5th c.BC+ frequently give ear to, believe, mostly with a negative, ἀρχὴν.. οὐδὲ ἐ. τὸν λόγον Refs: with infinitive, believe that.., οὐ γὰρ ἔγωγε ἐ. Ἠριδανόν τινα καλέεσθαι ποταμόν Refs
II.3 absolutely, give ear, attend, σὺ δ᾽ ἐνδέχου Refs 5th c.BC+; περί τινος οὐδ᾽ ὁπωσοῦν ἐ. refuse to hear a word about it, Refs 5th c.BC+
III of things, admit, allow of, τὸ προμηθὲς λογισμὸν οὐκ ἐνδέχεται περί τινος Refs; μεταβολήν, ἀλλοίωσιν ἐ., Refs 5th c.BC+; καθ᾽ ὅσον φύσις ἐνδέχεται, quantum recipit humana condicio, Refsinfinitive, τὸ ναυτικὸν.. οὐκ ἐνδέχεται ἐκ παρέργου μελετᾶσθαι does not admit of being practised, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 absolutely, to be possible, ἃ πολλὰ ἐνδέχεται Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐὰν ἐνδεχόμενον ᾖ if it be possible, Refs 3rd c.BC+; frequently in Refs 4th c.BC+: especially in participle ἐνδεχόμενος, η, ον, possible, ἐκ τῶν ἐνδεχομένων by all possible means, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς τὸ ἐ. so far as possible, Refs 4th c.BC+infinitive, τὰ ἐ. καὶ εἶναι καὶ μὴ εἶναι contingent events, Refs
III.3 ἐνδέχεται impersonal, it admits of being, it is possible that.., with accusative et infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἴπερ ἐνεδεχετο (i.e. γράφειν) Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς ὅσον ἐ. Refs; ὅσα ἐ. Refs 4th c.BC+; μέχρι οὗ ἐRefs 4th c.BC+ where possible, Refs
III.3.b with dative person, it is allowed, Refs 5th 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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| endechetaiotōἐνδέχεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | is … possible | 1× |
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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | endechetaiomō | endechetaiome | endechetaiomē | endechetaiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | endechetaiosō | endechetaiose | endechetaiosē | endechetaioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | endechetaiotō1×ἐνδέχεται | endechetaiote | endechetaiotē | endechetaiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | endechetaionō | endechetaione | endechetaionē | endechetaionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | endechetaiovō | endechetaiove | endechetaiovē | endechetaiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | endechetaiolō | endechetaiole | endechetaiolē | endechetaiolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | endechetaiomeiō | endechetaiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | endechetaioseiō | endechetaioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | endechetaioteiō | endechetaioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | endechetaioneiō | endechetaioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | endechetaioveiō | endechetaioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | endechetaioleiō | endechetaioleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | endechetaiosōr | endechetaiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | endechetaiotōr | endechetaiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | endechetaiovōr | endechetaiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | endechetaiolōr | endechetaiolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | endechetaiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | endechetaiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | endechetaiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | endechetaionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | endechetaiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | endechetaioloiō |
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 | endechetaiorō | endechetaiorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 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 | endechetaiorōntos | endechetaiorēntos |
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
endechetai 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
endechetaiotō“is … possible”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 13:33… kai ta echorōnta poreuorō, hoti ouk endechetaiotō profēton apolera exō Ierousalēm.… and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to …