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ὑπακοή

Obedience

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ὑπακοή G5218
Pronunciation hypakoḗ

What does ὑπακοή (hypakoḗ) mean in the Bible?

ὑπακοή (hypakoḗ) is a Greek word meaning "obedience". ὑπακοή, -ῆς, ἡ (ὑπακούω), [in LXX: 2Ki.

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Meaning

obedience
Extended definition

(ὑπακούω), [in LXX: 2Ki.22:36 (עֲנָוָה); in Aq.: 2Ki.23:23 * ;] obedience (opposite to παρακοή);

1in general, absol., εἰς ὑ., Rom.6:16; with genitive subjc., 2Co.7:15 10:6, Phm 21; with genitive obj., Rom.1:5 (Lft, Notes, 246) Rom.16:26, 1Pe.1:22; τ. Χριστοῦ, 2Co.10:5.
2Of obedience to God's commands: absol., 1Pe.1:2; opposite to ἁμαρτία, Rom.6:16; τέκνα ὑπακοῆς, 1Pe.1:14; with genitive subj., Rom.15:18 16:19.
3Of Christ's obedience: absol., Heb.5:8; with genitive subj., Rom.5:19. (The word is not found except in LXX, NT and eccl.).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rom 16:19 · 2 Cor 10:6 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rom 5:19 · Rom 6:16 · 1 Pet 1:14 3×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Phlm 1:21 · 1 Pet 1:22 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 1:5 · Rom 6:16 · Rom 15:18 · 2 Cor 7:15 · 2 Cor 10:5 · Heb 5:8 · 1 Pet 1:2 7×
14 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ὑπακοή · πίστις G5218, G4102
attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or submission
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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