Greek Word Study · Strong’s G5219
ὑπακούω
hupakouō · “to obey”
Used 21 times across 11 books
Definition
ὑπακούω
[in LXX: chiefly for שָׁמַע ;]
to listen, attend, hence,
(a) to answer a knock at a door (Plat., Xen., al.): Act.12:13;
(b) to attend to, submit to, obey (Hdt., Thuc., al.): absol., Php.2:12; with inf., Heb.11:8; with dative of person(s) (Plat., al.; but more frequently with genitive), Mat.8:27, Mrk.1:27 4:41, Luk.8:25 17:6, Rom.6:16, Eph.6:1, 5, Col.3:20, 22, Heb.5:9, 1Pe.3:6; with dative of thing(s), Act.6:7, Rom.6:12 10:16, 2Th.1:8 3:14; before εἰς (by attraction, for dative; see ICC, in l), Rom.6:17.†
[in LXX: chiefly for שָׁמַע ;]
to listen, attend, hence,
(a) to answer a knock at a door (Plat., Xen., al.): Act.12:13;
(b) to attend to, submit to, obey (Hdt., Thuc., al.): absol., Php.2:12; with inf., Heb.11:8; with dative of person(s) (Plat., al.; but more frequently with genitive), Mat.8:27, Mrk.1:27 4:41, Luk.8:25 17:6, Rom.6:16, Eph.6:1, 5, Col.3:20, 22, Heb.5:9, 1Pe.3:6; with dative of thing(s), Act.6:7, Rom.6:12 10:16, 2Th.1:8 3:14; before εἰς (by attraction, for dative; see ICC, in l), Rom.6:17.†
Where it appears
Matthew1
Mark2
Luke2
Acts2
Romans4
Ephesians2
Philippians1
Colossians2
2 Thessalonians2
Hebrews2
1 Peter1
In the text
Matthew 8:27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!Mark 1:27And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.Mark 4:41And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?Luke 8:25And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.Luke 17:6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.Acts 12:13And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.Romans 6:12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.Romans 6:16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?Romans 6:17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
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