ἐπιδέχομαι (epidechomai) means “to welcome” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ep-ee-dekh'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἐπιδέχομαι · epidechomai · to welcome
ἐπι-δέχομαι [in LXX: Jdth.13:13 B2, 1Ma.10:1 1Mac 14:23, Sir.51:26, al. ;] 1. in cl., of things, to allow of, admit of (Dem., Arist., al.). In late writers, 2. to accept besides (Polyb.), to accept (in π. of the terms of a lease; see ICC, on 3Jo, l.with): III Jn 9. 3. (a) to receive besides (Menand.); (b) to receive hospitably (1Mac, Sir, ll with): III Jn 10† (AS)
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I accept, admit, welcome.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
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| he refuses to welcome | 1 |
| will not accept | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
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| doth | 1 |
| receive | 1 |
| receiveth | 1 |
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I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
Read word by wordSo if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
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