καταδέχομαι · katadechomai — LSJ
receive, admit
receive, admit, τι εἰς τὴν ψυχήν Pl. R. 401e; [τὸν θεὸν] τῇ σκηνῇ J. AJ 3.8.1; πάσαις ταῖς πύλαις τὴν ἡδονήν Luc. Nigr. 16; esp. of food, τοὺς φακούς Eup. 350; πόμα Hp. Epid. 7.41; τροφήν Pl. Ti. 84b, cf. Arist. Resp. 476a29:— Pass., -δεχθῆναι ἐπὶ γάμον Luc. Tox. 44.
2 receive back, take home again
receive back, take home again, esp. from banishment, And. 3.3, Lys. 6.13, D. 26.6, etc.: aor. Pass. καταδεχθῆναι in pass. sense, Luc. Bis Acc. 31, D.C. 78.39: fut. καταδεχθήσεσθαι ib. 40.40.
3 accept, admit the truth of
accept, admit the truth of, τὸ γενεθλιαλογεῖν Str. 16.1.6.
4 allow, permit of
allow, permit of, ἀναβολήν Suid. s.v. εἰσαγγελία; τὴν μῖξιν Phlp. in GC 189.6.