to receive
Apodechomai is used of welcoming people, accepting a proclaimed word, and acknowledging a stated benefit.
The attested uses chiefly concern welcoming people who arrive, return, or come near; the same verb also marks accepting a spoken word and, in a formal address, acknowledging something with gratitude.
Senses in use
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Welcoming people who come or arrive · dominant
In Acts 18:27, the aorist middle infinitive occurs in the brothers' written request that the disciples receive the arriving traveler. In Acts 21:17, Acts 28:30, Luke 8:40, and Luke 9:11, middle forms describe receiving a group or person who has arrived, returned, or come; the APB renders these clauses with "welcome," "received," or "welcomed."
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Accepting a proclaimed word · occasional
In Acts 2:41, the aorist middle nominative masculine plural participle identifies those who received the word before they were baptized. The APB renders the clause "those who received his word," confirming acceptance of the message in the verse's action sequence.
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Acknowledging in a formal statement · rare
In Acts 24:3, the first-person present middle indicative occurs in a statement addressed to Felix and joined with gratitude. The APB renders the clause "We always and everywhere acknowledge this,".
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the personal-arrival scenes, the APB uses "welcome," "received," and "welcomed"; it uses "received his word" in Acts 2:41 and "acknowledge this" in Acts 24:3. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.