The meaning of “παραδέχομαι”
Understanding paradéchomai reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
receive. - to accept near, i.e. admit or (by implication) delight in
παραδέχομαι
receive. - to accept near, i.e. admit or (by implication) delight in
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark 4:20 | “And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.” Word: παραδέχομαι (paradéchomai) | |
| Acts 16:21 | “And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.” Word: παραδέχομαι (paradéchomai) | |
| Acts 22:18 | “And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.” Word: παραδέχομαι (paradéchomai) | |
| 1 Timothy 5:19 | “Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.” Word: παραδέχομαι (paradéchomai) | |
| Hebrews 12:6 | “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.” Word: παραδέχομαι (paradéchomai) |