Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
to receive
Usage: εἰσ-δέχομαι [in LXX for קָבַץ ;] to admit, receive: 2Co.6:17 (LXX) (Cremer, 687).† (AS)
Strong's Number
G1523
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
19
Books
11
Strong's G1523 Quick Answer
Strong's G1523 εἰσδέχομαι (eisdechomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. eisdechomai (eis-dekh'-om-ai) v. 1. to take into one's favor [from G1519 and G1209] It has 19 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include receive. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- eisdechomai (eis-dekh'-om-ai) v. 1. to take into one's favor [from G1519 and G1209]
- Usage
- 19 linked usages
- Books
- 11 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- receive
Meaning and Definition
eisdechomai (eis-dekh'-om-ai) v. 1. to take into one's favor [from G1519 and G1209] KJV: receive Root(s): G1519, G1209
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1523. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G1523 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render eisdechomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
receive
2 Corinthians 6:17
How Strong's G1523 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G1523 (εἰσδέχομαι) appears 19 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 2 Maccabees 4:22 — εἰσεδέχθη
- 2 Maccabees 10:36 — εἰσδεξάμενοι
- 4 Maccabees 5:37 — εἰσδέξονται
- Ezekiel 11:17 — εἰσδέξομαι
- Ezekiel 20:34 — εἰσδέξομαι
Strong's G1523 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G1523 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
Strong's G1523 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And I will gather in the remnant of my people in every land, whither I have driven them out, and will set them in their pasture; and they shall increase and be multiplied.
Therefore say thou, Thus saith the Lord; I will also take them from the heathen, and gather them out of the lands wherein I have scattered them, and will give them the land of Israel.
I will bring you out from the nations, and will take you out of the lands wherein ye were dispersed, with a strong hand, and with a high arm, and with outpoured wrath.
Strong's G1523 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
where he was honorably received of Jason, and of the city, and was brought in with torch light, and with great shoutings: and so afterward went with his host unto Phoenicia.
Others likewise ascending after them, whiles they were busied with them that were within, burned the towers, and kindling fires burned the blasphemers alive; and others broke open the gates, and, having received in the rest of the army, took the city,
My fathers shall receive me pure, not having quailed before your compulsion, though unto death.
Usage Excerpts
First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1523.
And I will gather in the remnant of my people in every land, whither I have driven them out, and will set them in their pasture; and they shall increase and be multiplied.
Therefore say thou, Thus saith the Lord; I will also take them from the heathen, and gather them out of the lands wherein I have scattered them, and will give them the land of Israel.
I will bring you out from the nations, and will take you out of the lands wherein ye were dispersed, with a strong hand, and with a high arm, and with outpoured wrath.
I will accept you with a sweet-smelling savor, when I bring you out from the nations, and take you out of the countries wherein ye have been dispersed; and I will be sanctified among you in the sight of the nations.
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have become one mixture, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
As silver, and brass, and iron, and tin, and lead, are gathered into the midst of the furnace, to blow fire into it, that they may be melted: so will I take you in my wrath, and I will gather and melt you.
Therefore shall they be delivered to the nations: now I will receive them, and they shall cease a little to anoint a king and princes.
In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather her that is bruised, and will receive her that is cast out, and those whom I rejected.
But the arrogant man and the scorner, the boastful man, shall not finish anything; who has enlarged his desire as the grave, and like death he is never satisfied, and he will gather to himself all the nations, and will receive to himself all the peoples.
Therefore wait upon me, saith the Lord, until the day when I rise up for a witness: because my judgment shall be on the gatherings of the nations, to draw to me kings, to pour out upon them all my fierce anger: for the whole earth shall be consumed with the fire of my jealousy.
Behold, I will work in thee for thy sake at that time, saith the Lord: and I will save her that was oppressed, and receive her that was rejected; and I will make them a praise, and honored in all the earth.
And their enemies shall be ashamed at that time, when I shall deal well with you, and at the time when I shall receive you: for I will make you honored and a praise among all the nations of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before you, saith the Lord.
I will make a sign to them, and gather them in; for I will redeem them, and they shall be multiplied according to their number before.
And I will bring them again from the land of Egypt, and I will gather them in from among the Assyrians; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and to Lebanon; and there shall not even one of them be left behind.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
where he was honorably received of Jason, and of the city, and was brought in with torch light, and with great shoutings: and so afterward went with his host unto Phoenicia.
Others likewise ascending after them, whiles they were busied with them that were within, burned the towers, and kindling fires burned the blasphemers alive; and others broke open the gates, and, having received in the rest of the army, took the city,
My fathers shall receive me pure, not having quailed before your compulsion, though unto death.
But these very grievously afflicted them, Whom they had received with feastings, And were already made partakers of the same laws with them.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1523, grouped by book.
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G1523 FAQ
What does eisdechomai (εἰσδέχομαι) mean?
Eisdechomai (Strong's G1523) is a Greek word most simply glossed "receive". eisdechomai (eis-dekh'-om-ai) v. 1. to take into one's favor [from G1519 and G1209]
How many times is eisdechomai (εἰσδέχομαι) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's G1523 across 11 books.
Where can I study eisdechomai (εἰσδέχομαι) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1523 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate eisdechomai (εἰσδέχομαι)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as receive. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G1523 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1523, with linked reader references where each row is available.