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GreekG5219Verb

ὑπακούω

hupakouō

21Occurrences
G5219Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority

from G5259 (ὑπό) and G191 (ἀκούω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to listen, attend, hence, (a) to answer a knock at a door (Plat., Xen.): (b) to attend to, submit to, obey (Hdt., Thuc.): absol.; with inf. but more frequently with genitive),; (by attraction, for dative; see ICC, in l).
LXX: chiefly for שָׁמַע

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ὑπακούω appears 21 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
4
2 Thessalonians
2
Acts
2
Colossians
2
Ephesians
2
Hebrews
2
Luke
2
Mark
2

Key Passages

1 Peter 3:6BSB

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.

Acts 6:7BSB

So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.

Ephesians 6:5BSB

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

Luke 8:25BSB

“Where is your faith?” He asked.Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”

Philippians 2:12BSB

Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.