δεκτόν. [2 verses](adj sg masc acc) "Acceptable" is from dektos, which means "to be received", "to be acceptable", "to be grasped", and "to be understood." -- "Acceptable" is from an adjective that means "to be received", "to be acceptable", "to be grasped", and "to be understood." Its form modifies "year", but it appears as the end of the verse. This is an uncommon word for Christ to use.