Lexical Definition

‎παραδέχομαι‎ paradéchomai (par-ad-ekh'-om-ahee) to welcome ^G:V
from ‎παρά‎ and ‎δέχομαι‎

receive.

• to accept near, i.e. admit or (by implication) delight in

Abbott-Smith

παρα-δέχομαι, [in LXX: Ex 23:1 (נשׂא), Pr 3:12 (רצה), II Mac 4:22 R, III Mac 7:12*;]
to receive, admit;
(a) of things: Mk 4:20, Ac 15:4 16:21 22:18, I Ti 5:19;
(b) of persons: He 12:6(LXX).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

παραδέχομαι,

Ionic dialect παραδέκομαι, future -ξομαι[Refs 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 -δεχθήσομαι[Refs 1st c.AD+]