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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 324. ἀναδέχομαι (anadechomai) -- To receive, to accept, to undertake</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/324.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/philippians/2-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/324.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 324</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/323.htm" title="323">◄</a> 324. anadechomai <a href="../greek/325.htm" title="325">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">anadechomai: To receive, to accept, to undertake</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀναδέχομαι</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>anadechomai<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>an-ad-ekh'-om-ahee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(an-ad-ekh'-om-ahee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To receive, to accept, to undertake<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I welcome, receive kindly; I undertake, assume the responsibility of.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From ἀνά (ana, meaning "up" or "again") and δέχομαι (dechomai, meaning "to receive" or "to accept")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀναδέχομαι, similar concepts of receiving or accepting responsibilities can be found in Hebrew words like קָבַל (qabal, Strong's H6901), which means "to receive" or "to accept."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb ἀναδέχομαι (anadechomai) is used in the New Testament to convey the act of receiving or accepting something, often with a sense of responsibility or undertaking a task. It implies a willingness to embrace or take on a role, duty, or responsibility.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of receiving or accepting a role or responsibility was significant in various aspects of life, including familial, social, and religious contexts. The act of anadechomai often involved a formal or solemn acceptance, indicating a commitment to fulfill the duties associated with the role or task.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>324</b> <i>anadéxomai</i> (from <a href="/greek/303.htm">303</a> <i>/aná</i>, "<i>up</i>, completing a <i>process</i>" intensifying <a href="/greek/1209.htm">1209</a> <i>/déxomai</i>, "to welcome/receive") – properly, receive up to the limit (<i>maximum</i>); (figuratively) to welcome with gladness (openness), i.e. <i>full, personal</i> interest (open-heartedly, enthusiastically). </p><p class="discovery">[The high self-involvement (<i>personal</i> interest) motivating <a href="/greek/324.htm">324</a> (<i>anadéxomai</i>) accounts for why it is in the Greek <i>middle voice</i> on both of its occasions in the NT (Ac 28:7; Heb 11:17).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/303.htm">ana</a> and <a href="/greek/1209.htm">dechomai</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to undertake, receive<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>received (1), welcomed (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 324: ἀναδέχομαι</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀναδέχομαι</span></span>: 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἀνεδεξάμην</span>; from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; <span class="accented">to take up, take upon oneself, undertake, assume</span>; hence, <span class="accented">to receive, entertain anyone hospitably</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-7.htm">Acts 28:7</a>; to entertain in one's mind: <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπαγγελίας</span>, i. e. to embrace them with faith, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-17.htm">Hebrews 11:17</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>receive, welcome.<p>From <a href="/greek/303.htm">ana</a> and <a href="/greek/1209.htm">dechomai</a>; to entertain (as a guest) -- receive. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/303.htm">ana</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1209.htm">dechomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αναδεξαμενος αναδεξάμενος ἀναδεξάμενος anadexamenos anadexámenos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/28-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 28:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APM-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ποπλίῳ ὃς <b>ἀναδεξάμενος</b> ἡμᾶς ἡμέρας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who <span class="itali">welcomed</span> us and entertained<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> who <span class="itali">received</span> us,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Publius who <span class="itali">having received</span> us days<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APM-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰς ἐπαγγελίας <b>ἀναδεξάμενος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up Isaac, <span class="itali">and he who had received</span> the promises<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">he that had received</span> the promises<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the promises <span class="itali">having received</span><p><b><a href="/greek/324.htm">Strong's Greek 324</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_324.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/anadexamenos_324.htm">ἀναδεξάμενος — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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