Quick Definition
εὐπρόσδεκτος, ον Adj well-received, acceptable
Strong's Definition
from 2095 and a derivative of 4327; well-received, i.e. approved, favorable
KJV Usage: acceptable(-ted)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ον | δέχομαι
25.86 · Attitudes and Emotions · Acceptable To, To Be Pleased With
very acceptable, quite pleasing pertaining to that which is particularly acceptable, and hence quite pleasing In some languages the statement ‘an offering very acceptable to God’ (ROM 15:16) must be rendered as ‘an offering with which God is very pleased’ or ‘an offering which pleases God very much.’
22.44 · Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances · Favorable Circumstances or State
truly favorable pertaining to that which is particularly favorable or propitious
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐ-πρόσ-δεκτος, -ov, (εὖ and προσδέχομαι), well-received, accepted, acceptable: Ro. xv. 16; 2 Co. vi. 2; viii. 12; τινί, Ro. xv. 31; 1 Pet. ii. 5. (Plut. praecept. rei publ. ger. c. 4, 17 p. 801 c.; eccl. writ.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εὐπρόσδεκτος euprosdektos 5x
acceptable, grateful, pleasing, Rom. 15:16, 31; 2 Cor. 6:2; 8:12; 1 Pet. 2:5; in NT gracious*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† εὐ-πρόσ-δεκτος, -ον
(< εὖ, προσδέχομαι)
more usual than δέκτος, q.v., acceptable: Ro 15:16, 31, II Co 6:2 8:12, I Pe 2:5.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
εὐπρόσδεκτος. Cf. νὼ 633° (ii/a.D.) cited s.v. δεκτός, and see Field Notes, p. 184.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
εὐπρόσδεκτος (euprosdektos) — acceptable. εὐπρόσ-δεκτος, ον, acceptable, [NT+1st c.AD+]; εὐχή, θυσία, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥσπερ οὐκ εὐ. (i.e. ὄν) with infinitive, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
