"to receive kindly or heartily, welcome, Lk. 8:40; 9:11; Acts 18:27; 28:30; to receive with hearty assent, embrace, Acts 2:41; to accept with satisfaction, Acts 24:3*"
Definition and meaning
to receive kindly or heartily, welcome, Lk. 8:40; 9:11; Acts 18:27; 28:30; to receive with hearty assent, embrace, Acts 2:41; to accept with satisfaction, Acts 24:3*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀποδέχομαι
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of apodechomai (G588) across the King James Bible.
And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
And 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.
And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
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Common questions
Strong's G588 (apodechomai) is a Greek word that means: to receive kindly or heartily, welcome, Lk. 8:40; 9:11; Acts 18:27; 28:30; to receive with hearty assent, embrace, Acts 2:41; to accept with satisfaction, Acts 24:3* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word apodechomai (G588) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G588 is apodechomai, a Greek word defined as: to receive kindly or heartily, welcome, Lk. 8:40; 9:11; Acts 18:27; 28:30; to receive with hearty assent, embrace, Acts 2:41; to accept with satisfact. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
apodechomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.