King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5255
Transliteration: hypēkoos
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-ay'-ko-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: giving ear, obedient
Meaning: giving ear, obedient
ὑπήκοος, ὑπηκον (ἀκοή; see ὑπακούω, 2), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, giving ear, obedient: Philippians 2:8; with the dative of the person Acts 7:39; εἰς πάντα, 2 Corinthians 2:9.
Word Summary
hypēkoos: giving ear, obedient
Original Word: ὑπήκοοςTransliteration: hypēkoos
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-ay'-ko-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: giving ear, obedient
Meaning: giving ear, obedient
Strong's Concordance
obedient. From hupakouo; attentively listening, i.e. (by implication) submissive -- obedient.
see GREEK hupakouo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5255: ὑπήκοοςὑπήκοος, ὑπηκον (ἀκοή; see ὑπακούω, 2), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, giving ear, obedient: Philippians 2:8; with the dative of the person Acts 7:39; εἰς πάντα, 2 Corinthians 2:9.