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G2144 εὐπρόσδεκτος (euprósdektos)
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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.’

ROM 15:16 · ROM 15:31 · 2CO 8:12 · 1PE 2:5

22.44 · Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances · Favorable Circumstances or State

truly favorable pertaining to that which is particularly favorable or propitious

2CO 6:2

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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+]

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