"to give reception to; to receive as a guest, welcome, entertain, Lk. 10:38; 19:6; Acts 17:7; Jas. 2:25*"
Definition and meaning
to give reception to; to receive as a guest, welcome, entertain, Lk. 10:38; 19:6; Acts 17:7; Jas. 2:25*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὑποδέχομαι
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 hypodechomai (G5264) across the King James Bible.
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
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Common questions
Strong's G5264 (hypodechomai) is a Greek word that means: to give reception to; to receive as a guest, welcome, entertain, Lk. 10:38; 19:6; Acts 17:7; Jas. 2:25* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word hypodechomai (G5264) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5264 is hypodechomai, a Greek word defined as: to give reception to; to receive as a guest, welcome, entertain, Lk. 10:38; 19:6; Acts 17:7; Jas. 2:25*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hypodechomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.