Strong’s G1209 · Greek

δέχομαι
déchomai

Definition

to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

Etymology

middle voice of a primary verb;

How the KJV renders it

  • accept
  • receive
  • take

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.