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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G1209 - Take

Strong's No.:G1209

Greek:δέχομαι

Transliteration:dechomai

Phonetic:dekh'-om-ahee

Word Origin:Middle voice of a primary verb

Bible Usage:accept receive take. Compare G2983 .

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to receive (in various applications literally or figuratively)


Thayers
Definition:

1. to take with the hand

a. to take hold of, take up

2. to take up, receive

a. used of a place receiving one

b. to receive or grant access to, a visitor, not to refuse intercourse or friendship

1. to receive hospitality

2. to receive into one's family to bring up or educate

c. of the thing offered in speaking, teaching, instructing

1. to receive favourably, give ear to, embrace, make one's own, approve, not to reject

d. to receive. i.e. to take upon one's self, sustain, bear, endure

3. to receive, get

a. to learn


Bible References:
Take

Translation
Occurrences:
accepted ( 2 )
receive ( 24 )
received ( 16 )
receiveth ( 12 )
Take ( 3 )
took ( 1 )
up ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.