Hupodechomai describes receiving people in a welcoming manner, including receiving them with joy or giving them lodging.

The attested use describes receiving persons as welcomed visitors: Martha receives Jesus, Zacchaeus receives him with joy, Jason is said to have welcomed others, and Rahab welcomes visitors before sending them out another way.

1. Welcoming persons as visitors · dominant

   Across the occurrences, the verb marks the act of taking persons in as welcomed visitors. In Luke 10:38 the APB renders Martha's action as “received him”; in Luke 19:6 it renders the reception “received him with joy.” Acts 17:7 describes Jason as having “welcomed them,” while James 2:25 places Rahab's welcome alongside sending the visitors out by another way.

   Acts 17:7James 2:25Luke 10:38Luke 19:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between “welcomed” and “received,” adding “with joy” in Luke 19:6. These renderings present the surrounding clauses rather than a fixed English equivalent.