Abstract δεκτός in Acts 10:35 may be understood as a term from the Jewish purity and consecration system. With a high degree of consistency, Hebrew רצון and רצה are rendered in cultic contexts in the LXX with words of the δεκ - lexeme. While verbs of the δεκ - lexeme are not uncommon prior to the LXX , adjectives of the δεκ -lexeme are uncommon outside of the LXX prior to the NT , establishing the use of δεκ - adjectives in the LXX as the primary context for δεκτός in Acts. This interpretation is consistent with themes of purity and consecration in the Cornelius episode and throughout Luke-Acts.
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