ἀποδέχομαι; deponent middle; imperfect ἀπεδεχομην; 1 aorist ἀπεδεξαμην; 1 aorist passive ἀπεδεχθην; common in Greek writings, especially the Attic, from Homer down; in the N. T. used only by Luke; to accept what is offered from without (ἀπό, cf. Latinexcipio), to accept from, receive: τινα, simply, to give one access to oneself, Luk_9:11 L T Tr WH; Act_28:30; with emphasis (cf. Tob_7:17 and Fritzsche at the passage), to receive with joy, Luk_8:40; to receive to hospitality, Act_21:17 L T Tr WH; to grant one access to oneself in the capacity in which he wishes to be regarded, e. g. as the messenger of others, Act_15:4 (L T Tr WH παρεδέχθησαν); as a Christian, Act_18:27; metaphorically, τί, to receive into the mind with assent: to approve, Act_24:3; to believe, τόν λόγον, Act_2:41; (so in Greek writings especially Plato; cf. Ast, Lex. Plato, i., p. 232).

ἀποδέχομαι apodecho mai 7x to receive kindly or heartily, welcome, Luk_8:40 ; Luk_9:11 ; Act_18:27 ; Act_28:30 ; to receive with hearty assent, embrace, Act_2:41 ; to accept with satisfaction, Act_24:3

** ἀπο -δέχομαι , [in LXX : Tob_7:17 , Jdt_13:13 ; 1-4Mac.10 * ;] to accept gladly, welcome, receive: Luk_8:40 ; Luk_9:11 , Act_18:27 ; Act_21:17 ; Act_28:30 ; metaph ., c . acc rei , Act_2:41 ; Act_24:3 ( MM , s.v. ; Cremer , 688).†

ἀποδέχομαι [page 61] P Oxy VI. 939 .10 ff. (iv/A.D.), a letter from a Christian dependent to his master regarding the illness of his mistress, has the following : συνγνώμην δέ , κύριέ μου , σχοίης μοι [καὶ εὔνους ] ἀποδέχει με εἰ κ̣α̣ὶ ἐς τηλικαύτην σε [ἀγωνία ]ν ἄκων ἐνέβαλον γράψας περὶ αὐτῆς ὅσα [ἐκομίσω ], please pardon me, my lord, and receive me kindly, though I unwillingly caused you so much anxiety by writing to you the messages which you received (Edd.). Syll 693 .61 (iii/B.C.) ἐμφανίζειν δὲ αὐτοῖς ὅτι καὶ νῦν πρῶτοι τὸν ἀγῶνα ταῖς Μούσαις στεφα [νί ]την ἀποδέχοντ [αι . . ., ib. 790 .41 (i/B.C.) ἁγνεύοντες καὶ νήφοντες καὶ ἀποδεχόμενοι τὰ πινάκια παρὰ τῶν μαντευομένων . OGIS 692 .1 (Egypt) οὐκ ἀπεδεξάμην σε τ (ῆς ) ἐ [ν λόγοις ] τριβῆς [ἕνεκεν ]. Vettius Valens p. 250 .22 τινὲς μὲν εὐχερεῖς καὶ ἐπακτικοὶ τῆς ἀληθείας ἀποδέχονται , which Kroll renders laudantur, comparing p. 329 .16 ὅθεν ἀποδεκτέος ὁ τοιοῦτος . Gildersleeve ( Just. M. p. 239) remarks on the respectful tone of the verb in Act_24:3 πάντη τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα . It survives in MGr.

ἀποδέχομαι "to accept from" another, "to accept", Il. , attic "to accept" as a teacher, "follow", Xen. "to admit" to one's presence, Plat. "to receive favourably, approve, allow, accept, admit", Thuc. , etc.; οὐκ ἀπ. not "to accept, reject", Hdt. :—the person "from whom one accepts" in gen., ἀπ. τί τινος Thuc. , etc.; but acc. being omitted, gen. pers. becomes dependent on the Verb, with a partic. added, ἀπ. τινὸς λέγοντος "to accept" [a statement] "from" him, i. e. "to accept" his statements, Plat. : —absol. "to accept a statement, be satisfied", Dem. "to take" a thing in a certain way, with an adv., Xen. ; ὑπόπτως ἀπ. τι Thuc. ; δυσχερῶς Plat. "to receive back, recover", Hdt. , Thuc.

ἀπο-δέχομαι [in LXX: Tob.7:17, Jdth.13:13; Jdt.13.1, 4Mac.10:1-21 * ;] to accept gladly, welcome, receive: Luk.8:40 9:11, Act.18:27 21:17 28:30; metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), Act.2:41 24:3 (MM, see word; Cremer, 688).† (AS)