King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER G5218
Transliteration: hypakoē
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-ak-o-ay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: obedience
Meaning: obedience
ὑπακοή; ὑπακοῆς, ἡ (from ὑπακούω, which see), obedience, compliance, submission (opposed to παρακοή): absolutely, εἰς ὑπακοήν, unto obedience i. e. to obey, Romans 6:16 (cf. Winers Grammar, 612 (569); Buttmann, § 151, 28 d.); obedience rendered to anyone's counsels: with a subject. genitive, 2 Corinthians 7:15; 2 Corinthians 10:6; Philemon 1:21; with a genitive of the object, — of the thing to which one submits himself, τῆς πίστεως (see πίστις, 1 b. α., p. 513b), Romans 1:5; Romans 16:26; τῆς ἀληθείας, 1 Peter 1:22; of the person, τοῦ Χριστοῦ, 2 Corinthians 10:5; the obedience of one who conforms his conduct to God's commands, absolutely, 1 Peter 1:2; opposed to ἁμαρτία, Romans 6:16; τέκνα ὑπακοῆς, i. e. ὑπηκωι, 1 Peter 1:14; with a subjective genitive Romans 15:18; an obedience shown in observing the requirements of Christianity, ὑπακοή ὑμῶν, i. e. contextually, the report concerning your obedience, Romans 16:19; the obedience with which Christ followed out the saving purpose of God, especially by his sufferings and death: absolutely, Hebrews 5:8; with a genitive of the subject, Romans 5:19. (The word is not found in secular authors; nor in the Sept., except in 2 Samuel 22:36 with the sense of favorable hearing; in 2 Samuel 23:23 Aq. we find ὁ ἐπί ὑπακοήν τίνος, Vulg.qui alicui est a secretis, where it bears its primary and proper signification of listening; see ὑπακούω.)
Word Summary
hypakoē: obedience
Original Word: ὑπακοήTransliteration: hypakoē
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-ak-o-ay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: obedience
Meaning: obedience
Strong's Concordance
obedienceFrom hupakouo; attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or submission -- obedience, (make) obedient, obey(-ing).
see GREEK hupakouo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5218: ὑπακοήὑπακοή; ὑπακοῆς, ἡ (from ὑπακούω, which see), obedience, compliance, submission (opposed to παρακοή): absolutely, εἰς ὑπακοήν, unto obedience i. e. to obey, Romans 6:16 (cf. Winers Grammar, 612 (569); Buttmann, § 151, 28 d.); obedience rendered to anyone's counsels: with a subject. genitive, 2 Corinthians 7:15; 2 Corinthians 10:6; Philemon 1:21; with a genitive of the object, — of the thing to which one submits himself, τῆς πίστεως (see πίστις, 1 b. α., p. 513b), Romans 1:5; Romans 16:26; τῆς ἀληθείας, 1 Peter 1:22; of the person, τοῦ Χριστοῦ, 2 Corinthians 10:5; the obedience of one who conforms his conduct to God's commands, absolutely, 1 Peter 1:2; opposed to ἁμαρτία, Romans 6:16; τέκνα ὑπακοῆς, i. e. ὑπηκωι, 1 Peter 1:14; with a subjective genitive Romans 15:18; an obedience shown in observing the requirements of Christianity, ὑπακοή ὑμῶν, i. e. contextually, the report concerning your obedience, Romans 16:19; the obedience with which Christ followed out the saving purpose of God, especially by his sufferings and death: absolutely, Hebrews 5:8; with a genitive of the subject, Romans 5:19. (The word is not found in secular authors; nor in the Sept., except in 2 Samuel 22:36 with the sense of favorable hearing; in 2 Samuel 23:23 Aq. we find ὁ ἐπί ὑπακοήν τίνος, Vulg.qui alicui est a secretis, where it bears its primary and proper signification of listening; see ὑπακούω.)