verb

epidechemō

Greekἐπιδέχομαι (epidechomai)

Strong’sG1926

I accept, admit, welcome

stem epidech-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

acknowledge1×welcome1×

What it means

** ἐπι-δέχομαι

[in LXX: Jth 13:13 B2, I Mac 10:1 14:23, Si 51:26, al.;]

1. in cl., of things, to allow of, admit of (Dem., Arist., al.). In late writers,

2. to accept besides (Polyb.), to accept; (in π. of the terms of a lease; v. ICC, on III Jo, l.c.): III Jo 9.

3. (a) to receive besides (Menand.);

(b) to receive hospitably (I Mac, Si, ll c.): III Jo 10†

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

Strong’s G1926 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ee-dekh'-om-ahee

to admit (as a guest or (figuratively) teacher)

Fromfrom G1909 and G1209;

King Jamesreceive.

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

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
epidechetōἐπιδέχεται	happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular	welcome	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, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	epidechemō	epidecheme	epidechemi	epidechema	epidechemē	epidechemelē
you 2nd person singular	epidechesō	epidechese	epidechesi	epidechesa	epidechesē	epidecheselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epidechetō2×ἐπιδέχεται	epidechete	epidecheti	epidecheta	epidechetē	epidechetelē
we 1st person plural	epidechenō	epidechene	epidecheni	epidechena	epidechenē	epidechenelē
ye 2nd person plural	epidechevō	epidecheve	epidechevi	epidecheva	epidechevē	epidechevelē
they 3rd person plural	epidechelō	epidechele	epidecheli	epidechela	epidechelē	epidechelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	epidechemeiō	epidechemeia	epidechemeiē
you 2nd person singular	epidecheseiō	epidecheseia	epidecheseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epidecheteiō	epidecheteia	epidecheteiē
we 1st person plural	epidecheneiō	epidecheneia	epidecheneiē
ye 2nd person plural	epidecheveiō	epidecheveia	epidecheveiē
they 3rd person plural	epidecheleiō	epidecheleia	epidecheleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	epidechesōr	epidechesar	epidechesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epidechetōr	epidechetar	epidechetēr
ye 2nd person plural	epidechevōr	epidechevar	epidechevēr
they 3rd person plural	epidechelōr	epidechelar	epidechelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	epidechemoiō	epidechemoia
you 2nd person singular	epidechesoiō	epidechesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epidechetoiō	epidechetoia
we 1st person plural	epidechenoiō	epidechenoia
ye 2nd person plural	epidechevoiō	epidechevoia
they 3rd person plural	epidecheloiō	epidecheloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	epidecherō	epidecheri	epidechera	epidecherē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	epidecherōtos	epidecheritos	epidecheratos	epidecherētos

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

epidechstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

epidech 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

epidechetō“welcome”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular2×

3 John 1:9“acknowledge”Grafama tinem ta ekklēsa; alla tos filoprōteuarōtos autoiu Diotrefos ouk epidechetō nin.I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.

3 John 1:10“welcome”dia houtem, ean erchameia, hupomimnēskami autou teim ergeim heim poiatō, logoi ponēroi fluararōtos nin, kai mē arkirōtos epi houtei oute autos epidechetō toin adelfoin kai toin boulerōtoin kōluatō kai ek tau ekklēsau ekballatō.So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.