προσδέχεται

prosdéchomai

receives

To receive or accept someone or something, often with a sense of readiness or expectation; to welcome, admit, or grant access; in extended or figurative uses, to await or look forward to with anticipation or confidence. In various contexts, denotes both the reception of persons (such as guests, messengers, or others seeking entry), and of information, promises, or events—sometimes carrying a sense of confident or patient expectation.

G4327

Luke 15:2 · Word #13

Lexicon G4327

Lemmaπροσδέχομαι
Transliterationprosdéchomai
Strong'sG4327
DefinitionTo receive or accept someone or something, often with a sense of readiness or expectation; to welcome, admit, or grant access; in extended or figurative uses, to await or look forward to with anticipation or confidence. In various contexts, denotes both the reception of persons (such as guests, messengers, or others seeking entry), and of information, promises, or events—sometimes carrying a sense of confident or patient expectation.

Morphology V PRS MID IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasereceives
Literalreceives

Lexical Info

Lemmaπροσδέχομαι
Strong'sG4327

SIBI-P1 Translation G4327-02

is welcoming

Morphological NotesVerb, present tense, middle voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular (Gr,V,IPM3,,S,); denotes ongoing action with self-involvement.
Rendering RationaleThe present indicative expresses ongoing action, while the middle voice highlights personal involvement or reception toward oneself. "Is welcoming" preserves the active sense of intentional reception inherent in the compound form.

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