Obedient
ὑπήκοοςStrong’s G5255hupēkoos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hupēkoos is the Greek word usually translated “obedient”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,”
Meaning
Usually translated “obedient”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- obedient 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Philippians 1
3 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὑπήκοος hupēkoos · obedient
ὑπήκοος, -ον (ὑπακσύω), [in LXX: Jhn.17:13 (לָמַם) Pro.21:28 (שָׁמַע), etc. ;] giving ear, obedient, subject: Php.2:8; with dative of person(s), Act.7:39; εἰς πάντα, 2Co.2:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “obedient” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OBE'DIENT, adjective
[Latin obediens.]
Submissive to authority; yielding compliance with commands, orders or injunctions; performing what is required, or abstaining from what is forbid.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.