Euprosdektos εὐπρόσδεκτος
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| εὐπρόσδεκτος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | euprosdektos |
| Strong's number | G2144 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | acceptable |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (2) |
Euprosdektos (Greek εὐπρόσδεκτος, Strong's G2144) is a Greek adjective meaning “acceptable”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
εὐ-πρόσ-δεκτος, -ον
(εὖ, προσδέχομαι)
more usual than δέκτος, which see, acceptable: Rom.15:16, 31, 2Co.6:2 8:12, 1Pe.2:5.†
(AS)
(εὖ, προσδέχομαι)
more usual than δέκτος, which see, acceptable: Rom.15:16, 31, 2Co.6:2 8:12, 1Pe.2:5.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | accepted (3), acceptable (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | acceptable (3), favor (1), is acceptable (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Euprosdektos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 15:16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 15:31That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there,
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 6:2(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
- 2 Corinthians 8:12For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).