Quick Definition
προσδέχομαι v. I expect, welcome, accept
Strong's Definition
from 4314 and 1209; to admit (to intercourse, hospitality, credence, or (figuratively) endurance); by implication, to await (with confidence or patience)
KJV Usage: accept, allow, look (wait) for, take
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | δέχομαι
31.53 · Hold a View, Believe, Trust · Accept As True
to accept, to receive, to hold to accept a message for oneself and to act accordingly
34.53 · Association · Welcome, Receive
to welcome, to receive, to accept, to have as a guest to accept the presence of a person with friendliness
1 There are no doubt certain contextual constraints involved in the choice of ἀναδέχομαι[a], ἀποδέχομαι[a], ἐπιδέχομαι[a], εἰσδέχομαι, ὑποδέχομαι, προσδέχομαι[b], and παραδέχομαι[b] in the sense that the spacial relationships involved in the welcoming of a guest can be reflected in the prepositional prefixes. For example, in LUK 8:40 the use of ἀποδέχομαι may focus upon the particular source, while ἐπιδέχομαι in 3JN 1:10 may be relevant in view of the fact that the believers are coming to a particular point. προσδέχομαι in LUK 15:2 may suggest a kind of reciprocal relationship which is established with outcasts, and παραδέχομαι in ACT 15:4 may simply point to spacial proximity. However, it would be wrong to insist upon clear distinctions in meaning based on the very limited number of contexts involved. Some of these same distinctions in spacial relations may exist for the set προσλαμβάνω[e], παραλαμβάνω[d], and ἀπολαμβάνω[d]. 2 There are probably certain subtle distinctions of meaning in this set. The terms containing the stem μεν- probably focus more upon location, while with the stem δεχ- the focus may be more upon anticipation, but there is no consistent patterning on the basis of this type of distinction.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
προσ-δέχομαι ; depon. mid. ; impf. προσεδεχόμην ; 1 aor. προσεδεξάμην 5 1. as in Grk. writ. fr. Aeschyl. and Hdt. down, to receive to one’s self, to admit, to give access to one’s self: τινά, to admit one, receive into intercourse and companionship, τοὺς ἁμαρτωλούς, Lk. xv. 2; to receive one (coming from some place), Ro. xvi. 2; Phil. ii. 29, (1 Chr. xii. 18); τί, to accept (not to reject) a thing offered: οὐ προσδ. to reject, Heb. xi. 35; προσδέχονται ἐλπίδα, to admit (accept) hope, i. e. not to repudiate but to entertain, embrace, its substance, Acts xxiv. 15 [al. refer this to the next head (R. V. txt. look for)]; not to shun, to bear, an impending evil [A. V. took the spoiling etc.], Heb. x. 34. 2. as fr. Hom. down, to expect ΓΑ. V. look for, wait for]: τινά, Lk. xii. 36; τί, Mk. xv. 43; Lk. ii. 25, 38; xxiii. 51; [Acts xxiii. 21]; Tit. ii. 13; Jude 21; τὰς ἐπαγγελίας, the fulfilment of the promises, Heb. xi. 13 Lehm. [Cf. δέχομαι, fin. ]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
προσδέχομαι prosdechomai 14x
to receive, accept; to receive, admit, grant access to, Lk. 15:2; to receive, admit, accept, and with οὐ, to reject, Heb. 11:35; to submit to, Heb. 10:34; to receive kindly, as a guest, entertain, Rom. 16:2; to receive, admit, as a hope, Acts 24:15; to look or wait for, expect, await, Mk. 15:43; Lk. 2:25
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
προσ-δέχομαι,
[in LXX chiefly for רצה;]
to receive to oneself, receive favourably, admit, accept: c. acc. pers., Lk 15:2, Ro 16:2, Phl 2:29; c. acc. rei, Ac 24:15 (R, mg.), He 10:34 11:35.
to expect, look for, wait for: c. acc. pers., Lk 12:36; c. acc. rei, Mk 15:43, Lk 2:25, 38 23:51, Ac 23:21, Tit 2:13, Ju 21 (cf. δέχομαι).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
προσδέχομαι. For προσδέχομαι, “receive,” “welcome,” as in Lk 152, Rom 16%, cf. Sy// 2365 (= 454331) (B.c. 214) of καὶ τοὺς οἰκέτας ὅταν ἐλευθερώύσωσιν προσδεχόμενοι els τὸ πολίτευμα, and Sy//° 6945} (B.C. 129) ἀποδεξάμενος] τὴν εὔνοιαν προσ[δέδεκται τὸν δῆμ[ον] ἡμῶν πρός τε τὴν φί[ιλίαν] καὶ συμμα[χίαν. The meaning ‘wait for” may be illustrated from P Oxy II. 2957 (¢. A.D. 35) προσδέχου is τὸν ἐνιαυτὸν Λουκία, “let Lucia wait until the year’: cf. the illit. Ost 1089° (B.C. 135-4) προστέχομαι ἂς Sérwkas ‘Paddvw (δραχμὰς) vy, “Tam waiting for the 450 dr. you have given to Radanus,” P Hib I. 588 (B.c. 244) τοῦτο δέ σοι προσδέξομαι is rendered by the editors ‘and for this sum I will be responsible (Ὁ) to you” with reference to a proposed loan: they compare P Petr III. 64(4)** (ἐξεδέξατο) and 80(4)! (προσεδέξατο). In P Frankf 19° 8 (B.c, 214-213) προσδέχομαι is intrans. The double comp. προσεισδέχομαι occurs 62s in P Goodsp Cairo 78:13 (B.c. 119-118). “cc
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
προσδέχομαι (prosdechomai) — to wait for/welcome. προσδέχομαι, Ionic dialect προσδέκομαι: used by [Refs 8th c.BC+] only in Epic dialect present participle ποτιδέγμενος (see. below [Refs]: aorist 1 προσεδέχθην[Refs 4th c.BC+]:— receive favourably, accept, τὸ ἐκ Δελφῶν [χρηστήριον] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. συμμαχίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν φιλίαν, τὰς διαλύσεις, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; receive hospitably, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. admit, ἐς τὴν πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; admit into one's presence, of a king, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a demos receiving foreign emissaries, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. admit to citizenship, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so ποία δὲ χέρνιψ φρατέρων προσδέξετα; [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τινὰ εἰς τοὺς ἐφήβους [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ὁ προσδεχθησόμενος εἰς τὴν στιβάδα [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.3. of the female, ἡ ἵππος π. τὸν ὄνον [Refs 5th c.BC+].έ.
II.4. admit an argument, π. τὸ ψεῦδος, λόγον ἀληθῆ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πρόφασιν accept an excuse, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II.5. admit, be capable of, μήτε γένεσιν μήτε ὄλεθρον [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.6. undertake, προσδέχεσθαι μάλα χρὴ τὰ τοιαῦτα ἰήματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; take a liability upon oneself, guarantee, τὸ ἀνάλωμα [Refs]; credit a sum to a person or an account, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
III. await, expect, the only sense in [Refs 8th c.BC+]participle ποτιδέγμενος waiting for or expecting, δῶρον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σὴν ὁρμήν[Refs 8th c.BC+]; so later, προσδεκομένους τοιοῦτον οὐδέν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῷ Νικίᾳ προσδεχομένῳ ἦν τὰ παρὰ τῶν Ἐγεσταίων was according to his expectation, [Refs]; π. τινός τι expect anything from anybody, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive future, οὐδὲν πάντως προσεδέκοντο.. τὸν στόλον ὁρμήσεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle future, τοῦτον π. ἐπαναστησόμενον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πανταχόθεν π. τοὺς πολεμίους await them, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
III.2. wait, ἥατ᾽ ἐνὶ μεγάροις ποτιδέγμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. εἰ with optative, [Refs 8th c.BC+]