Accept, Acceptable, Accepted
Accept, Acceptable, Accepted
(properly , ratsah’ to take pleasure in ). To accept is not only to receive, but to receive with pleasure and kindness (Gen 32:20). It stands opposed to reject, which is a direct mode of refusal, and implies a positive sentiment of disapprobation (Jer 6:30; Jer 7:29). To receive, is an act of right we receive what is our own; to accept, is an act of courtesy we accept what is offered by another. Hence an acceptable time, or accepted time (Psa 69:13; 2Co 6:2), signifies a favorable opportunity. No prophet is accepted in his own country (Luk 4:24), that is to say, his own countrymen do not value and honor him as they ought. Neither acceptest thou the person of any (Luk 20:21). The word person here is intended to denote the outward appearance in contrast with inward character. SEE ACCESS.