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ἀναδέχομαι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀναδέχομαι
Greek transliteration: 
anadechomai
Simplified transliteration: 
anadechomai
Principal Parts: 
-, ἀνεδεξάμην, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
324
GK Number: 
346
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1b(2)
Gloss: 
to receive, welcome
Definition: 
to receive, as opposed to shunning or refusing; to receive with hospitality, Acts 28:7; to embrace a proffer or promise, Heb. 11:17*

Greek-English Concordance for ἀναδέχομαι

Acts 28:7 Now in the region around that place were fields belonging to the leading man of the island, by name Publius, who welcomed (anadexamenos | ἀναδεξάμενος | aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) us and for three days entertained us hospitably.
Hebrews 11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was being tested, offered up Isaac; yes, he who (anadexamenos | ἀναδεξάμενος | aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) had (anadexamenos | ἀναδεξάμενος | aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) received (anadexamenos | ἀναδεξάμενος | aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) the promises was offering his only son,