Strong's Lexicon endechomai: To accept, to allow, to admit, to receive Original Word: ἐνδέχομαι Word Origin: From the preposition ἐν (en, meaning "in" or "within") and the verb δέχομαι (dechomai, meaning "to receive" or "to accept"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἐνδέχομαι, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like קָבַל (qabal, Strong's H6901), meaning "to receive" or "to accept," and רָצָה (ratsah, Strong's H7521), meaning "to be pleased with" or "to accept." Usage: The verb ἐνδέχομαι is used to convey the idea of accepting or admitting something as possible or permissible. It implies a willingness to consider or receive a concept, idea, or action. In the context of the New Testament, it often relates to the acceptance of truth or the acknowledgment of certain realities. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of acceptance was significant in philosophical and rhetorical contexts. Philosophers would often debate what should be accepted as truth or reality. In the Jewish context, acceptance was crucial in terms of receiving the teachings of the Torah and the prophets. The early Christian community also faced challenges regarding what teachings and practices should be accepted as part of the faith. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the comp. of en and dechomai Definition to admit, approve, to be possible NASB Translation cannot* (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1735: ἐνδέχομαιἐνδέχομαι; to receive, approve of, admit, allow (as τόν λόγον, Herodotus 1, 60). Impersonally, ἐνδέχεται it can be allowed, is possible, may be (often thus in Greek prose from Thucydides down): followed by an accusative with an infinitive Luke 13:33; cf. Luke 17:1. (Cf. δέχομαι, at the end.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance can be. Third person singular present of a compound of en and dechomai; (impersonally) it is accepted in, i.e. Admitted (possible) -- can (+ not) be. see GREEK en see GREEK dechomai Forms and Transliterations ενδεδεμένα ενδεδεμένη ενδεδεμένοι ενδέδεσαι ενδεηθήσεται ενδεχεται ενδέχεται ἐνδέχεται endechetai endéchetaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Luke 13:33 V-PIM/P-3SGRK: ὅτι οὐκ ἐνδέχεται προφήτην ἀπολέσθαι NAS: and the next [day]; for it cannot be that a prophet INT: for not it is possible [for] a prophet to perish |