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ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων

To receive · to rejoice

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ὑποδέχομαι G5264 to receive
Pronunciation hypodéchomai
To receive someone into one's home with the implication of hospitality and personal welcome.
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χαίρω G5463 to rejoice
Pronunciation chaírō
Rejoice primarily means active gladness; distinct from mere emotion, often expressing relational joy in Christ.
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What does ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων (hypedexato auton chairōn) mean in the Bible?

ὑποδέχομαι · χαίρω is a Greek word meaning "to welcome, receive joyfully".

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Meaning

to welcome, receive joyfully
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Perfect
Voices
Middle
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Middle Luke 10:38 · Luke 19:6 2×
Perfect Middle Acts 17:7 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Middle Jas 2:25 1×
4 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 74 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 13 ongoing 14 prospective 4 imperative 17 background 2 subjunctive 4 infinitive 9 participle 11
Tense
present 50 aorist 18 future 4 imperfect 2
Voice
active 52 passive 22
Mood
indicative 33 imperative 17 participle 11 infinitive 9 subjunctive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:10 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 5:12 χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 18:13 χαίρει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:49 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Matthew 27:29 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Matthew 28:9 Χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Mark 14:11 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Mark 15:18 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Luke 1:14 χαρήσονται future passive indicative prospective Luke 1:28 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Luke 6:23 χάρητε aorist passive imperative imperative Luke 10:20 χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Luke 10:20 χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Luke 13:17 ἔχαιρεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 15:32 χαρῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 15:5 χαίρων present active participle participle Luke 19:37 χαίροντες present active participle participle Luke 19:6 χαίρων present active participle participle Luke 22:5 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Luke 23:8 ἐχάρη aorist passive indicative completed John 3:29 χαίρει present active indicative ongoing John 4:36 χαίρῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive John 8:56 ἐχάρη aorist passive indicative completed John 11:15 χαίρω present active indicative ongoing John 14:28 ἐχάρητε aorist passive indicative completed John 16:20 χαρήσεται future passive indicative prospective John 16:22 χαρήσεται future passive indicative prospective John 19:3 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative John 20:20 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 5:41 χαίροντες present active participle participle Acts 8:39 χαίρων present active participle participle Acts 11:23 ἐχάρη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 13:48 ἔχαιρον imperfect active indicative background Acts 15:23 χαίρειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 15:31 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 23:26 χαίρειν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 12:12 χαίροντες present active participle participle Romans 12:15 χαίρειν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 12:15 χαιρόντων present active participle participle Romans 16:19 χαίρω present active indicative ongoing +34 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 2 — The Messiah Worshiped, Threatened, Preserved, and Called Out of Egypt Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Philippians 1 — Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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