ἀποδέχομαι
I. "to accept from" another, "to accept", Il., attic
2. "to accept" as a teacher, "follow", Xen.
3. "to admit" to one's presence, Plat.
4. "to receive favourably, approve, allow, accept, admit", Thuc., etc.; οὐκ ἀπ. not "to accept, reject", Hdt.:—the person "from whom one accepts" in gen., ἀπ. τί τινος Thuc., etc.; but acc. being omitted, gen. pers. becomes dependent on the Verb, with a partic. added, ἀπ. τινὸς λέγοντος "to accept" [a statement] "from" him, i. e. "to accept" his statements, Plat.: —absol. "to accept a statement, be satisfied", Dem.
5. "to take" a thing in a certain way, with an adv., Xen.; ὑπόπτως ἀπ. τι Thuc.; δυσχερῶς Plat.
II. "to receive back, recover", Hdt., Thuc.