King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1184
Transliteration: dektos
Phonetic Spelling: (dek-tos')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: acceptable
Meaning: acceptable
δεκτός, δεκτή, δεκτόν (δέχομαι), accepted, acceptable: Luke 4:24; Philippians 4:18; τίνι, Acts 10:35; the phrases καιρός δεκτός, 2 Corinthians 6:2 (Isaiah 59:8 for רָצון עֵת), and ἐνιαυτός δεκτός, Luke 4:19 (Isaiah 61:2 for רָצון שְׁנַת), denote that most blessed time when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound. (Exodus 28:34; Isaiah 56:7 (etc.). Among secular authors used by Jamblichus, protr. symb. § 20, p. 350.)
Word Summary
dektos: acceptable
Original Word: δεκτόςTransliteration: dektos
Phonetic Spelling: (dek-tos')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: acceptable
Meaning: acceptable
Strong's Concordance
acceptable. From dechomai; approved; (figuratively) propitious -- accepted(-table).
see GREEK dechomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1184: δεκτόςδεκτός, δεκτή, δεκτόν (δέχομαι), accepted, acceptable: Luke 4:24; Philippians 4:18; τίνι, Acts 10:35; the phrases καιρός δεκτός, 2 Corinthians 6:2 (Isaiah 59:8 for רָצון עֵת), and ἐνιαυτός δεκτός, Luke 4:19 (Isaiah 61:2 for רָצון שְׁנַת), denote that most blessed time when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound. (Exodus 28:34; Isaiah 56:7 (etc.). Among secular authors used by Jamblichus, protr. symb. § 20, p. 350.)