ἀποδέχομαιapodéchomai
GreekG5886 occurrences (KJV)
to take fully, i.e. welcome (persons), approve (things)
KJV renders it: accept, receive (gladly)
Where it appears
- Luke 8:40When Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.
- Acts 2:41Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
- Acts 15:4When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.
- Acts 18:27When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;
- Acts 24:3we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
- Acts 28:30Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who were coming to him,
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.