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GreekG3980Verb

πειθαρχέω

peitharcheō

4Occurrences
G3980Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to be persuaded by a ruler, i.e. (genitive case) to submit to authority; by analogy, to conform to advice

from a compound of G3982 (πείθω) and G757 (ἄρχω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to obey one in authority, be obedient: θεῷ.
LXX: Dan LXX (שְׁמַע), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

πειθαρχέω appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
3
Titus
1

Key Passages

Acts 27:21BSB

After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.

Acts 5:29BSB

But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

Acts 5:32BSB

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

Titus 3:1BSB

Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

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