receiveth
Is handed something
Receiveth is an archaic third-person singular form of receive, using the -eth ending that was standard in Early Modern English.
It appears most famously in biblical and liturgical contexts: He that receiveth you receiveth me.
The form survives mainly in quotations from the King James Bible and similar period texts.
Archaic form of receives
- takethArchaic form of takes
- gatherethOld English for accumulates
- gainethAcquires, in old English
- hearethPerceives by ear, archaic
keepeth · findeth · knoweth · understandeth
Effortless beauty of motion
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- giftItem given freely
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
spirit · wisdom · faith · gospel · covenant · redemption · forgiveness · revelation
English Bible translation, 1611
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- Early Modern EnglishTransitional historical language phase
- theeSecond-person object, antiquated
thou · thy · hath · doth · cometh · goeth · maketh · speaketh
accepteth
Archaic form of receives
heareth · keepeth · findeth · knoweth · understandeth
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
mercy · spirit · wisdom · faith · gospel · covenant · redemption · forgiveness · revelation · prophecy
King James
English Bible translation, 1611
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- Early Modern EnglishTransitional historical language phase
thee · thou · thy · hath · doth · cometh · goeth · maketh · speaketh · giveth
- message receivedCommunication successfully understood
- wide receiverOffensive pass-catching position
- received wisdomUnquestioned popular belief
- receive moneyObtain payment or income
- GPS receiverSatellite positioning device
- radio receiverFrequency-tuned listening device