Strong G1523εἰσδέχομαι

to receive

Transliteration
eisdechomai
Pronunciation
ice-dekh'-om-ahee
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G1519 and G1209; to take into one´ s favor: - receive.

Detailed definition

εἰσ-δέχομαι
[in LXX for קָבַץ;]
to admit, receive: 2Co.6:17 (LXX) (Cremer, 687).†
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In the Bible

Strong G1523 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • receive1

First verses

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:17
    Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
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Detailed Greek dictionary
εἰσδέχομαι,
Ionic dialect ἐσδέκ-, take into, admit, ἐς τὸ ἱρόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.144, compare 206: with _accusative_ _person_, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 238; εἰ. φρουράν “IG” 22.43.22: with _accusative_ _locative_, οὐκ εἰσεδέξατ᾽ οἶκον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 876: with _dative_, ἄντροις εἰ. τινά)] receive him in the cave, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Cyc.” 35: rarely with _genitive_, τόνδ᾽ εἰσεδέξω τειχέων,=τειχέων εἴσω ἐδέξω (cf. Scholia (at [prev. work])), 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 451: with _accusative_ double, ἐσδέξασθαί τινα συνοικιστῆρα)] admit him as a fellow-colonist, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 186; εἰ. τινά ὑπόστεγον 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 376:)]aorist I εἰσδεχθῆναι in passive sense, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Tox.” 30, “Merc.Cond.” 10.)]
2 with accusative of things, σκῆψιν ἁγὼν οὗτος οὐκ ἐσδέξεται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 392; εἰ. εὐνομίαν διὰ τῆς μουσικῆς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 425a.)]
3 of certain animals, take in their young after birth, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 566b17, “GA” 754a29.)]