ἐνδέχομαι; to receive, approve of, admit, allow (as τόν λόγον, Herodotus 1, 60). Impersonally, ἐνδέχεται it can be allowed, is possible, may be (often thus in Greek prose from Thucydides down): followed by an accusative with an infinitive Luk_13:33; cf. Luk_17:1. (Cf. δέχομαι, at the end.)

ἐνδέχομαι endechomai 1x to admit, approve; to be possible, impersonal, it is possible, Luk_13:33

έν -δέχομαι , [in LXX : Psa_119:122 ( H6148 ), 2Ma_11:18 * ;] 1. to admit, approve. 2. to be possible; impers ., ἑνδέχεται , it is possible: c . acc et inf ., Luk_13:33 ( Cremer , 687).†

ἐνδέχομαι (~ ἐνδέχεται ) [page 212] For the impersonal use in Luk_13:33 cf. P Petr II. 45 iii. 8 (B.C. 246) ὡς ἐνδέχεται , as far as it is possible, and similarly P Giss I. 48 .6 (A.D. 202 3); also P Oxy II. 237 viii. 31 (A.D. 186) ὅπερ οὐ καλῶς ἐνδέχετ̣α̣ι̣ εἰ μὴ ἄνωθεν γένοιτο ἀντίγραφα , this cannot be done adequately unless copies are made from the beginning (Edd.). Cf. also such a phrase as ὡς ἐνδεχομένως in P Petr II . 15 (3) .4 (B.C. 241 39). [The meaning of the adv. in Aristeas 41 πρὸς ταύτην τὴν ἐπιστολὴν ἀντέγραψεν ἐνδεχομένως ὁ Ἐλεάζαρος ταῦτα is not clear. Thackeray translates to this letter E. replied appropriately as follows : Wendland suggests so far as he could write Greek, the writer excusing the imperfect use of this language by a Jew of Palestine.] Other examples of the verb are P Par 63 .41 (B.C. 165) (= P Petr III. p. 20) μετὰ τῆς ἐνδ̣εχομένης προσοχῆς , with fitting care (Mahaffy), PSI III. 168 .30 (B.C. 118) τὴν ἐνδεχομένην ἔμσκεψιν ( l. ἐν -), P Flor II. 173 .9 (A.D. 256) καὶ εἴ τι ἄλλο ἐνδέχεται , if anything else suits him, and from the inscrr. Michel 482 .7 (iii/B.C.) τὴν ἐ [ν ]δεχομένην ἐπιμέλειαν ἐποιήσα [ντο κατὰ ] τοὺς νόμους , Syll 929 .81 (ii/B.C.) ὅπερ ἐπὶ τῆς ἱερᾶς χώρας οὐκ ἦν ἐνδεχόμενον .

έν-δέχομαι [in LXX: Psa.119:122 (עָרַב), 2Ma.11:18 * ;] __1. to admit, approve. __2. to be possible; impers., ἑνδέχεται, it is possible: with accusative and inf., Luk.13:33 (Cremer, 687).† (AS)