Hypodechomai means “receive” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H5264 — nacac (“lift up as an ensign”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G5264 ὑποδέχομαι (hupodechomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hupodechomai (hoop-od-ekh'-om-ai) v. 1. to admit under one's roof, i.e. entertain hospitably [from G5259 and G1209] It has 8 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include one. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
hupodechomai (hoop-od-ekh'-om-ai) v. 1. to admit under one's roof, i.e. entertain hospitably [from G5259 and G1209] KJV: receive Root(s): G5259, G1209
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5264. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to receive
Usage: ὑπο-δέχομαι [in LXX: Tob.7:8-9 Jdth.13:13 A, 1Ma.16:15, 4Ma.13:17 * ;] to receive under one's roof, receive as a guest, entertain hospitably: with accusative of person(s), Luk.19:6, Act.17:7, Jas.2:25; εἰς τ. οἶκον, Luk.10:38 (see MM, xxv).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render hupodechomai, 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.
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Strong's G5264 (ὑποδέχομαι) appears 4 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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4 indexed usages in New Testament.
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.
4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
And then they ran all together, both small and great, for it was strange unto them that she was come: so they opened the gate, and received them, and made a fire for a light, and stood round about them.
And likewise Edna his wife and Sarah his daughter wept. Moreover they entertained them cheerfully; and after that they had killed a ram of the flock, they set store of meat on the table. Then said Tobias to Raphael, Brother Azariah, speak of those things of which thou didst talk in the way, and let this business be dispatched.
where the son of Abubus receiving them deceitfully into a little hold, called Dok, which he had built, made them a great banquet: howbeit he had hidden men there.
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5264.
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?
And then they ran all together, both small and great, for it was strange unto them that she was come: so they opened the gate, and received them, and made a fire for a light, and stood round about them.
And likewise Edna his wife and Sarah his daughter wept. Moreover they entertained them cheerfully; and after that they had killed a ram of the flock, they set store of meat on the table. Then said Tobias to Raphael, Brother Azariah, speak of those things of which thou didst talk in the way, and let this business be dispatched.
where the son of Abubus receiving them deceitfully into a little hold, called Dok, which he had built, made them a great banquet: howbeit he had hidden men there.
If we suffer thus, Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob will receive us, and all the fathers will commend us.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5264, grouped by book.
Hypodechomai (Strong's G5264) is a Greek word most simply glossed "receive". hupodechomai (hoop-od-ekh'-om-ai) v. 1. to admit under one's roof, i.e. entertain hospitably [from G5259 and G1209]
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's G5264 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5264 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as one. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5264, with linked reader references where each row is available.