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GreekG5255Adjective

ὑπήκοος

hupēkoos

3Occurrences
G5255Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

attentively listening, i.e. (by implication) submissive

from G5219 (ὑπακούω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
giving ear, obedient, subject: εἰς πάντα.
LXX: (לָמַם) (שָׁמַע), etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ὑπήκοος appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
1
Acts
1
Philippians
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 2:9BSB

My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.

Acts 7:39BSB

But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

Philippians 2:8BSB

And being found in appearance as a man,He humbled Himselfand became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

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