ἀνυπότακτος
Insubordinate
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What does ἀνυπότακτος (anypótaktos) mean in the Bible?
ἀνυπότακτος (anypótaktos) is a Greek word meaning "insubordinate". ἀνυπότακτος, -ον (ά- neg. False teaching is linked with resistance to apostolic authority, revealing that doctrinal error often flows from a heart unwilling to submit to God’s revealed word. This term runs through the canonical themes of Revelation.
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Meaning
Describes persons or things resistant to authority or control; fundamentally unruly and ungovernable.
(ά- neg., ὑποτάσσω) [in Sm.: 1Ki.2:12 10:27 (for LXX, λοιμός, בֵּן בְּלִיַּעַל)* ;] of things, not subject to rule: Heb.2:8; of persons, unruly: 1Ti.1:9, Tit.1:6, 10 (MM, VGT, see word).
Why This Word Matters
False teaching is linked with resistance to apostolic authority, revealing that doctrinal error often flows from a heart unwilling to submit to God’s revealed word. Titus 1:10-16
Grammatical Forms
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Canonical Themes
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