δεκτέος
δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → when the oak falls, everyone cuts wood | when an oak has fallen, every man gathers wood | on the fall of an oak, every man gathers wood | when an oak has fallen, every man becomes a woodcutter | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his strength | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his power | when the tree is fallen, every man goes to it with his hatchet
English (LSJ)
α, ον, (δέχομαι)
A to be received, Luc.Herm.74. II δεκτέον, one must take or understand, Str.10.2.22, Sch.Th.Oxy. 853 vii 9.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δεκτέος: -α, -ον, ῥημ. ἐπίθ. τοῦ δέχομαι, ὃν πρέπει νὰ δεχθῇ τις, Λουκ. Ἑρμοτ. 74. ΙΙ. δεκτέον, πρέπει τις νὰ λάβῃ ἢ ἐννοήσῃ, Στράβ. 460.
French (Bailly abrégé)
α, ον :
qu’on peut ou qu’il faut recevoir.
Étymologie: adj. verb. de δέχομαι.
Spanish (DGE)
-α, -ον
que puede ser aceptado, aceptable, ἀρχή Luc.Herm.74, δεκτέα γὰρ ταῦτα τῷ Θεῷ Ath.Al.M.26.1249B.
Greek Monotonic
δεκτέος: -α, -ον, ρημ. επιθ. του δέχομαι, αυτός που πρέπει να γίνει δεκτός, αποδεκτός, σε Λουκ.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
δεκτέος -α -ον, adj. verb. van δέχομαι, die aangenomen moet worden.