King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER G1735
Transliteration: endechomai
Phonetic Spelling: (en-dekh'-et-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to admit, approve, to be possible
Meaning: to admit, approve, to be possible
ἐνδέχομαι; 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.)
Word Summary
endechomai: to admit, approve, to be possible
Original Word: ἐνδέχομαιTransliteration: endechomai
Phonetic Spelling: (en-dekh'-et-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to admit, approve, to be possible
Meaning: to admit, approve, to be possible
Strong's 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
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.)