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A. Verb.
(
$1
, 2710), lit., “to use overmuch” (
, “down,”
intensive,
, “to use”), is found in 1 Cor. 7:31, with reference to the believer’s
use of the world (marg., “use to the full”), and 1 Cor. 9:18,
KJV
, “abuse,”
RV
, “use to the
full.” See
USE
.¶
B. Noun.
For the noun
, see 1 Cor. 6:9, and 1 Tim. 1:10.¶
For
ABYSS
see
BOTTOM
ACCEPT, ACCEPTED, ACCEPTABLE
A. Verbs.
1.
(
!
, 1209) signifies “to accept,” by a deliberate and ready
reception of what is offered (cf. No. 4), e.g., 1 Thess. 2:13,
RV
, “accepted”; 2 Cor. 8:17;
11:4. See
RECEIVE
,
TAKE
.
2.
(
!
, 588), consisting of
, “from,” intensive, and No. 1,
expresses
more strongly, signifying “to receive heartily, to welcome,” Luke
8:40 (
RV
, “welcomed,”
KJV
, “gladly received”); Acts 2:41; 18:27; 24:3; 28:30. See
RECEIVE
,
WELCOME
.
3.
(
$ !
, 4327),
, “to,” and No. 1, “to accept favorably, or
receive to oneself,” is used of things future, in the sense of expecting; with the meaning
of “accepting,” it is used negatively in Heb. 11:35, “not accepting their deliverance”; of
receiving, e.g., Luke 15:2; Rom. 16:2; Phil. 2:29. See
ALLOW
,
LOOK
(
FOR
),
RECEIVE
,
TAKE
,
WAIT
.
4.
(
1
, 2983), almost synonymous with
, is distinct from it,
in that it sometimes means “to receive as merely a self-prompted action,” without
necessarily signifying a favorable reception, Gal. 2:6. See
ATTAIN
,
CALL
,
CATCH
,
HAVE
,
HOLD
,
OBTAIN
,
RECEIVE
,
TAKE
.
Note:
The verb
, “to make acceptable,” is translated “made accepted,” in
Eph. 1:6,
KJV
;
RV
, “freely bestowed.”
B. Adjectives.
The following adjectives are translated “acceptable,” or in some cases “accepted.”
The
RV
more frequently adopts the former rendering.
1.
(
, 1184), akin to No. 1, denotes “a person or thing who has been
regarded favorably,” Luke 4:19, 24; Acts 10:35; 2 Cor. 6:2 (in this verse No. 3 is used in
the second place); Phil. 4:18.¶
2.
(
, 587), a strengthened form of No. 1 ( , “from,” used
intensively), signifies “acceptable,” in the sense of what is pleasing and welcome, 1 Tim.
2:3; 5:4.¶
3.
$
(
' $
, 2144), a still stronger form of No. 1, signifies a “very
favorable acceptance” (
$
, “well,”
, “towards,” No. 1), Rom. 15:16, 31; 2 Cor. 6:2;
8:12; 1 Pet. 2:5.¶