To welcome
παραδέχομαιStrong’s G3858paradechomai
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Paradechomai is the Greek word usually translated “receive”, “were received” and “accept”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.”
Meaning
Usually translated “receive”, “were received” and “accept”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- receive 1
- they were received 1
- to accept 1
- they will receive 1
- do receive 1
- he receives 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Mark 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 4:20And 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.
- Acts 15:4And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
- Acts 16:21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
- Acts 22:18And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
- Hebrews 12:6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Greek dictionary
παραδέχομαι paradechomai · to welcome
παρα-δέχομαι [in LXX: Exo.23:1 (נָשָׂא), Pro.3:12 (רָצָה), 2Ma.4:22 R, 3Ma.7:12 * ;] to receive, admit; (a) of things: Mrk.4:20, Act.15:4 16:21 22:18, 1Ti.5:19; (b) of persons: Heb.12:6 (LXX).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “welcome” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WELCOME, adjective
- Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment and company; as a welcome guest.
- Grateful; pleasing; as a welcome present; welcome news.
- Free to have or enjoy gratuitously.
All definitions and other forms of “welcome”
WELCOME, noun
- Salutation of a new comer.
- Kind reception of a guest or new comer.
WELCOME, verb transitive
To salute a new comer with kindness; or to receive and entertain hospitable, gratuitously and cheerfully.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.