verb
paradechomō
Strong’sG3858
I receive, accept, acknowledge
stem paradech-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 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.
παρα-δέχομαι,
[in LXX: Ex 23:1 (נשׂא), Pr 3:12 (רצה), II Mac 4:22 R, III Mac 7:12*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3858 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect παραδέκομαι, future -ξομαιRefs 5th c.BC+:—receive from another, σῆμα Refs 8th c.BC+; of children, receive by inheritance, σοφώτατα νοήματα Refs 5th c.BC+; but μάχην π. take up and continue the battle, Refs; receive by way of rumour or tradition, π. φήμην Refs 5th c.BC+; of magistrates or others, receive articles entered in an inventory, etc., Refs 3rd c.BC+, etc.; of pupils, receive lessons from a master, τοὺς μετὰ πόνου.. παραδεχομένους Refs 1st c.AD+
b take over an office or function, Refs 1st c.BC+
2 with infinitive, π. τινὶ πράττειν τι take upon oneself or engage to another to do a thing, Refs 4th c.BC+
3 admit, εἰς τὴν πόλιν Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς [τὴν οἰκίαν] Refs 4th c.BC+; admit to citizenship, τῶν περιοίκων τινάς Refs 4th c.BC+; admit as a pupil, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὸ ἔθνος admit to friendly relations, Refs 2nd c.BC+
4 admit, allow, τὴν ἀπαγωγήν Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τὸν λόγον accept the definition, Refs 5th c.BC+; recognize as correct, agree to, συντίμησιν Refs 1st c.BC+; τὸ δαπανηθέν Refs 2nd c.AD+
5 signify, κτῆσιν Refs 2nd c.AD+
II in later writers the aorist παρεδέχθην takes also a passive sense, Refs 2nd c.AD+to be admitted, Refs 2nd c.AD+; also, to be credited as a set-off, Refs 3rd c.AD+: so future -δεχθήσομαιRefs 1st c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paradechotōπαραδέχεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | receives | 1× |
| paradecholōπαραδέχονται | happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | accept | 1× |
| paradecheliπαραδέξονταί | will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural | accept | 1× |
| paradechilaπαρεδέχθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | welcomed | 1× |
| paradechosōrπαραδέχου | happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular | accept | 1× |
| paradechorōπαραδέχεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | accept | 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 118, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 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 | paradechomō | paradechome | paradechomē | paradechomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paradechosō | paradechose | paradechosē | paradechoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradechotō1×παραδέχεται | paradechote | paradechotē | paradechotelē |
| we 1st person plural | paradechonō | paradechone | paradechonē | paradechonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradechovō | paradechove | paradechovē | paradechovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paradecholō1×παραδέχονται | paradechole | paradecholē | paradecholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paradechemi | paradechema |
| you 2nd person singular | paradechesi | paradechesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradecheti | paradecheta |
| we 1st person plural | paradecheni | paradechena |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradechevi | paradecheva |
| they 3rd person plural | paradecheli1×παραδέξονταί | paradechela |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paradechimi | paradechima |
| you 2nd person singular | paradechisi | paradechisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradechiti | paradechita |
| we 1st person plural | paradechini | paradechina |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradechivi | paradechiva |
| they 3rd person plural | paradechili | paradechila1×παρεδέχθησαν |
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 | paradechomeiō | paradechomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paradechoseiō | paradechoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradechoteiō | paradechoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | paradechoneiō | paradechoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradechoveiō | paradechoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paradecholeiō | paradecholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paradechemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | paradecheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradecheteia |
| we 1st person plural | paradecheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradecheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | paradecheleia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paradechimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | paradechiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradechiteia |
| we 1st person plural | paradechineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradechiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | paradechileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paradechosōr1×παραδέχου | paradechosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradechotōr | paradechotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradechovōr | paradechovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paradecholōr | paradecholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paradechesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradechetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradechevar |
| they 3rd person plural | paradechelar |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paradechisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradechitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradechivar |
| they 3rd person plural | paradechilar |
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 | paradechomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | paradechosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradechotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | paradechonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradechovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | paradecholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paradechemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paradechesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradechetoia |
| we 1st person plural | paradechenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradechevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paradecheloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paradechimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paradechisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paradechitoia |
| we 1st person plural | paradechinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paradechivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paradechiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| 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 | paradechorō1×παραδέχεσθαι | paradechorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | paradecheri | paradechera | ||
| acted on passive voice | paradechiri | paradechira |
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 | paradechorōntos | paradechorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | paradecherintos | paradecherantos | ||
| acted on passive voice | paradechirintos | paradechirantos |
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
paradech 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.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
paradechotō“receives”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 12:6… paideuatō, mastigatō de panton huion hon paradechotō.… and He chastises every son He receives.”
paradecholō“accept”happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 4:20“accept”… sperirantois, hotinois akoualō ton logon kai paradecholō kai karpoforalō henem triakonta kai henem …… the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a …
paradecheli“accept”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 22:18… en tache ek Ierousalēm, dioti ouk paradecheli su marturian peri mu.… because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
paradechila“welcomed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 15:4paragenerantois de eis Hierosolumeim paradechila apo tau ekklēsau kai toiu apostoloiu …… their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and …
paradechosōr“accept”happening now · youpresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:19“accept”kata presbuterou katēgorian mē paradechosōr, ektos ei mē epi duo ē …Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
paradechorō“accept”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Acts 16:21“accept”… katangelalō etheim heim ouk exestinatō ni paradechorō oude poiarō Rōmaioi arōntoi.by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”