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(properly øָöָä , ratsah' to take pleasure in äÝ÷ïìáé ). 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.