Luke 19:6

Καὶ σπεύσας κατέβη, καὶ ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

Strongs 4692; speusas; σπεύσας; he who has hurried; V-APA-NMS

Strongs 2597; katebē; κατέβη; climbed down; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 5264; hypedexato; ὑπεδέξατο; received under; V-AIM-3S

Strongs 846; auton; αὐτὸν; himself; PPro-AM3S

Strongs 5463; chairōn; χαίρων; he who is rejoicing; V-PPA-NMS

RBT Hebrew Literal:

ὑπεδέξατο - assume charge, care, receive into one's house

And he who has made haste, climbed down and assumed care for himself,^69b he who is rejoicing.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And having hasted, he came down, and received him rejoicing.

LITV Translation:
And hastening, he came down and welcomed Him, rejoicing.

ESV Translation:
So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully.

Footnotes

69b

The verb ὑποδέχομαι, while classically denoting receiving or welcoming (especially guests or persons), also acquires the extended sense of undertaking responsibility or accepting a charge, particularly in legal, political, or administrative contexts.

In Thucydides (1.25; 1.71), ὑπεδέξαντο is used for assuming a punitive cause on behalf of another—“undertook vengeance”, or “promised aid”. This sense persists and formalizes in documentary Greek, where the term is used for accepting legal or financial obligations, e.g., the reception of dowries (Cod. Just. 5.17.12), tax grain (Sammelb. 5273.4), or administrative duties (Wilcken Chr. 469.5).

The verb is frequently followed by a future infinitive, marking an intentional act to be fulfilled (e.g., ὑπεδέξατο δώσειν, Od. 2.387), or appears in contexts where one pledges performance or assumes care (e.g., h. Cer. 226; IG 42(1).121.46). Thus, ὑποδέχομαι often bears the force not merely of passive reception but of active assumption of duty or contractual responsibility.