Lexical Definition

‎δέχομαι‎ déchomai (dekh'-om-ahee) to receive ^G:V
middle voice of a primary verb

accept, receive, take.

• to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

Abbott-Smith

δέχομαι, depon. mid., [in LXX chiefly for לקח ;]
to receive, accept;
1. c. acc rei, of taking or accepting what is offered: γράμματα, Lk 16:6, 7; id. in different sense, Ac 28:21; ποτήριον, Lk 22:17; παιδίον (εἰς τ. ἀγκάλας), Lk 2:28; περικεφαλαίαν, μάχαιραν, Eph 6:17; ἐπιστολάς, Ac 22:5; τ. βασιλείαν τ. Θεοῦ, Mk 10:15, Lk 18:17; λογία ζῶντα, Ac 7:38; εὐαγγέλιον, II Co 11:4; τ. χάριν τ. Θεοῦ, II Co 6:1; metaph., of mental acceptance, Mt 11:14; τ. λόγον, Lk 8:13, Ac 8:14 11:1 17:11, I Th 1:6 2:13, Ja 1:21; τὰ τ. πνεύματος, I Co 2:14; τ. παράκλησιν, II Co 8:17; τ. ἀγάπην τ. ἀληθείας, II Th 2:10.
2. C. acc pers., of receiving kindly or hospitably, Mt 10:14, 40, 41, Mk 6:11, Lk 9:5, 53 10:8, 10, Jo 4:45, II Co 7:15 11:16, Ga 4:14, Col 4:10, He 11:31; παιδίον, Mt 18:5, Mk 9:37, Lk 9:48; εἰς οἴκους, σκηνάς, Lk 16:4, 9; δέξαι τ. πνεῦμά μου, Ac 7:59; ὃν δεῖ οὐρανὸν δέασθαι, Ac 3:21 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο, δια-, εἰσ-, ἐκ-, ἀπ-εκ-, ἐν-, ἐπι-, παρα-, προσ-, ὑπο-δέχομαι; Cremer, 174).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

δέχομαι,

Ionic dialect, Aeolic dialect, Cretan dialect δέκομαι, [Refs 7th c.BC+], imperfect ἐδεκόμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]future δέξομαι, Epic dialect also δεδέξομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δεχθήσομαι (in passive sense) [LXX]: aorist ἐδεξάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also ἐδέχθην (ὑπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect δέδεγμαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; imperative δεδεξο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἀπο-δεδέχαται [Refs 8th c.BC+] also has Epic dialect imperfect ἐδέγμην [Refs 8th c.BC+], 3rd.pers. singular δέκτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive δέχθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle δέγμενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also a 3rd.pers. plural present δέχαται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; compare προτίδεγμαι, and see at {δεδοκημένος}:—

__I of things as the object, take, accept, receive, etc., ἄποινα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δ. τί τινι receive something at the hand of another, δέξατό οἱ σκῆπτρον πατρώϊον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; accept as legal tender, ὀδελός [Refs]; τι παρά τινος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also δ. τί τινος receive in exchange for.., χρυσὸν φίλου ἀνδρὸς ἐδέξατο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; choose, τι δ. πρό τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, prefer, δεξαίμην ἂν πάσας τὰς ἀσπίδας ἐρριφέναι ἢ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.b catch, as in a vessel, ὀπὸν.. κάδοις δ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 of mental reception, take, accept without complaint, χαλεπόν περ ἐόντα δεχώμεθα μῦθον [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__I.2.b accept graciously, τοῦτο δ᾽ ἐγὼ πρόφρων δ. [Refs]; of the gods, ἀλλ᾽ ὅ γε δέκτο μὲν ἱρά [Refs]; προσφιλῶς γέρα δ., of one dead, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ χρησθέν, τὸν οἰωνὸν δ., accept, hail the oracle, the omen, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; accept, approve, τὸν λόγον, ξυμμαχίαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διδόναι καὶ δέχεσθαι τὰ δίκαια[Refs]; δέχεσθαι ὅρκον, see at {ὅρκος}; accept a confession, and so forgive, ἀδικίαν [LXX]
__I.2.c simply, give ear to, hear, ὠσὶν ἠχήν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2.d take or regard as so and so, μηδὲ συμφορὰν δέχου τὸν ἄνδρα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; understand in a certain sense, ὅπῃ βούλει δέξασθαι ταύτῃ δέχου [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, κῶλά με δέξαι νυνὶ λέγειν [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__I.2.e cap verses, σκόλια δ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.3 take upon oneself, τὴν δαπάνην [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: with infinitive, undertake, [Refs]
__II of persons as the object, welcome, κόλπῳ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν μεγάροισι, ἐν δόμοισιν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; στέγαις, πυρὶ δ. τινά, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῇ τόλει δ. to admit into the city, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀγορᾷ, ἄστει δ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. τινὰ ξύμμαχον accept or admit as an ally, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; accept as security, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; entertain, δείπνοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 receive as an enemy, await the attack of, ἐπιόντα δ. δουρί [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a hunter waiting for game, [Refs]; of a wild boar waiting for the hunters, [Refs]; of troops, εἰς χεῖρας δ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 expect, wait, with accusative et future infinitive, ἀλλ᾽ αἰεί τινα φῶτα.. ἐδέγμην ἐνθάδ᾽ ἐλεύσεσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]—In these two last senses, [Refs 8th c.BC+]future δεδέξομαι, perfect δέδεγμαι, and δεδεγμένος,[Refs 3rd c.BC+]infinitive δειδέχθαι as imperative, expect, with genitive, βορέω [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III rarely with a thing as the subject, occupy, engage one, τίς ἀρχὰ δέξατο ναυτιλίας [αὐτούς]; [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 receive, hold, τὴν τροφήν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.3 admit of, ψεῦδος οὐδὲν δ. ἁ τῶ ἀριθμῶ φύσις [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.4 Geometry texts, contain, circum-scribe, γωνίας ἴσας [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__IV intransitive, succeed, come next, ὥς μοι δέχεται κακὸν ἐκ κακοῦ αἰεί [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of places, ἐκ τοῦ στεινοῦ τὸ Ἀρτεμίσιον δέκεται [Refs 5th c.BC+] is probably the original form, cf. Slavonic desiti, dositi 'find'.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Lev.22.25 ☩ LXX.Gen.50.17}