hupodechomō

ὑποδέχομαι,
in Ionic dialect and Doric dialect Prose ὑπο-δέκομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: future δέξομαι Refs 8th c.BC+, Doric dialect -δεξοῦμαιRefs 3rd c.BC+: aorist -εδεξάμηνRefs 8th c.BC+, rarely -εδέχθην Refs 5th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry; used in passive sense by Refs 8th c.BC+; -δεχόμενος in passive sense, Refs 2nd c.AD+: 3rd.pers. singular Epic dialect aorist 2 or imperfect ὑπέδεκτο Refs 8th c.BC+; 2nd pers. plural imperative ὑπόδεχθε conjecture Bentl. in Refs 3rd c.BC+; infinitive ὑποδέχθαι Refs 8th c.BC+; participle ὑποδέγμενος Refs 8th c.BC+:—receive into one's house, welcome, ὁ δέ με (i.e. Φοίνικα) πρόφρων ὑπέδεκτο Refs 8th c.BC+; ὑπέδεκτο ξεῖνον ὀχέων received the stranger [as he lighted] from his chariot, Refs 5th c.BC+ [same place]; ὁ ὑποδεξάμενος the man who had received him, NT+5th c.BC+; harbour a runaway slave, Refs 3rd c.AD+; [ξένον] ἀγοραῖς καὶ λιμέσι καὶ δημοσίοις οἰκοδομήμασιν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. φρουράν admit an enemy's garrison, Refs 4th c.BC+; λῃστάς, πειρατάς, harbour brigands, pirates, Refs 5th c.BC+; γυναῖκάς τινι εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ φοιτώσας ὑποδέχεσθαι Refs 1st c.AD+; αἱ Θίβρωνα ὑποδεξάμεναι πόλεις those who admitted him as a friend, Refs 5th c.BC+ the earth opened up to receive the seer O., Refs 5th c.BC+; αἰθὴρ μὲν ψυχὰς ὑπεδέξατο σώμ [ατα δὲ χθών] Refs; τῆς τεκούσης καὶ θρεψάσης καὶ ὑποδεξαμένης [χώρας] Refs 5th c.BC+
2 entertain to a meal, θύων Διὶ Κτησίῳ κἀκεῖνον ὑποδεχόμενος Refs 5th c.BC+; ἵνα ἔχῃ ἡ στρατιὰ τὰ ἐπιτήδεια (πολλὴ γὰρ οὖσα οὐ πάσης ἔσται πόλεως ὑποδέξασθαι) Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ ὑποδεχόμενος the host (at a dinner party), Refs 1st c.BC+
3 give ear to, hearken to, εὐχάς Refs 8th c.BC+; ὑ. διαβολάς give ear to accusations, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 admit, allow a thing with which one is taxed, Refs 5th c.BC+refuse to admit, deny, Refs
II take up a burden, ἡ γυνὴ ὑποδεξαμένη φέρει τὸ φορτίον τοῦτο Refs 5th c.BC+; of ships, take on board, τὰ εἴδη Refs 3rd c.AD+; of dolphins, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 bear patiently, βίας ὑποδέγμενος ἀνδρῶν Refs 8th c.BC+; submit to, τὰς κατὰ νόμους παραγγελίας Refs 4th c.AD+; μέτρον, i. e. accept it as correct, Refs 6th c.AD+; τροφὴ θλίβουσα πᾶν τὸ δοκοῦν αὐτὴν ὑποδέχεσθαι Refs 2nd c.AD+
III undertake, promise, αἴδεσθεν μὲν ἀνήνασθαι, δεῖσαν δ᾽ ὑποδέχθαι Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁ δέ οἱ πρόφρων ὑπέδεκτο (i.e. δώσειν) Refs 8th c.BC+; ὑποδέκομαι (i.e. ἐνιαυτοῦ ἀποθυσεῖν τὰ ἴατρα) Refs 4th c.BC+; with infinitive future, Refs 5th c.BC+ (infinitive aorist is variant for future in Refs 5th c.BC+; with infinitive present, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. τινὶ ἦ μὴν.. with infinitive future, Refs 5th c.BC+; Κορίνθιοι ὑπεδέξαντο τὴν τιμωρίαν undertook to champion their cause, Refs; ὑ. μεγάλα τινί make him great promises, Refs 5th c.BC+; undertake to contribute, ὅσον ἂν ἕκαστος θέλῃ Refs 4th c.BC+ the rents which you undertook to collect, Refs 5th c.AD+
III.2 accept as a responsibility, take in charge, as a nurse, Refs; of officials, shippers, farm bailiffs, etc., take over, receive as agent (compare ὑποδέκτης), τοὺς νεολέκτους.. ὑποδεξάμενοι κατὰ διαδοχὴν.. παραπέμψατε Wilcken Refs 4th c.AD+; καταπιστεῦσαι Αὐρηλίῳ Πέτρῳ.. σιτομέτρῃ.. ὑποδέξασθαι τὸν δημόσιον σῖτον Refs 5th c.AD+, cf. Wilcken Refs 4th c.AD+; accept (as a liability) a dowry or donatio ante nuptias, Refs 6th c.AD+
IV receive in succession, take up, μέλος Refs 4th c.BC+; ὁ ὑποδεξάμενος the receiver of stolen goods, Refs
IV.2 intransitive, of a place, come next, τὸ πρὸς τὴν ἠῶ θάλασσα ὑποδέκεται καὶ τενάγεα Refs 5th c.BC+; of rank, come next in order, ὅταν πλείονες συνδειπνῶσι,.. μέσος ὁ κράτιστος (i.e. κάθηται), ὁ δ᾽ ὑποδεχόμενος παρ᾽ αὐτόν Refs 2nd c.BC+
IV.3 intercept, ὁ μὲν.. ἐπόρουσεν, ὁ δ᾽ ἐμμαπέως ὑπέδεκτο Refs 8th c.BC+; of hunters, intercept beaten-up game, Refs; catch, τὸ πήδημα τῆς σφαίρας Refs 5th c.BC+; catch as in a trap, στυγερὸς δ᾽ ὑπεδέξατο κοῖτος a hateful resting-place receives (entraps) them, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἔτιγάρ νύ με πῆμ᾽ ὑπέδεκτο still more sorrow was in store for me,Refswill be her lot, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑποδεξαμένης αὐτοὺς πολλῆς ῥύσεως ὕδατος when a rush of water takes them by surprise, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.4 catch, collect a liquid, παιδίον θεασάμενος, ἐπειδὴ κατέαξε τὸ σκεῦος, τῷ κοίλῳ τοῦ ψωμίου τὴν φακῆν ὑποδεχόμενον Refs 3rd c.AD+; of channels, receive, τὸ στόμα τῶν μητρέων οὐχ ὑποδέχεται τὸν γόνον Refs 5th c.BC+; κατεφίλει καὶ ὑπεδέχετο τὰ δάκρυα Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἀγγεῖον τὸ μέλλον ὑποδέξεσθαι τὸ ὕδωρ see reading in 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.