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Lexicon :: Strong's G5219 - hypakouō

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ὑπακούω
Transliteration
hypakouō (Key)
Pronunciation
hoop-ak-oo'-o
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:223,34

Strong’s Definitions

ὑπακούω hupakŏuō, hoop-ak-oo'-o; from G5259 and G191; to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority:—hearken, be obedient to, obey.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's G5219 in the following manner: obey (18x), be obedient to (2x), hearken (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's G5219 in the following manner: obey (18x), be obedient to (2x), hearken (1x).

  1. to listen, to harken

    1. of one who on the knock at the door comes to listen who it is, (the duty of a porter)

  2. to harken to a command

    1. to obey, be obedient to, submit to

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὑπακούω hupakŏuō, hoop-ak-oo'-o; from G5259 and G191; to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority:—hearken, be obedient to, obey.
STRONGS G5219:
ὑπακούω; imperfect ὑπήκουον; 1 aorist ὑπήκουσα; from Homer down; to listen, hearken;
1. properly, of one who on a knock at the door comes to listen who it is (the duty of the porter), Acts 12:13 (where A. V. hearken, R. V. answer) (Xenophon, symp. 1, 11; Plato, Crito, p. 43 a.; Phaedo, p. 59 e.; Demosthenes, Lucian, Plutarch, others).
2. to hearken to a command, i. e. to obey, be obedient unto, submit to, (so in Greek writings from Herodotus down): absolutely, Philippians 2:12 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 594 (552)); ὑπήκουσεν ἐξελθεῖν (R. V. obeyed to go out i. e.) went out obediently, Hebrews 11:8; with a dative of the person (in Greek writings also with a genitive), Matthew 8:27; Mark 1:27; Mark 4:41; Luke 8:25; Luke 17:6; Romans 6:16; Ephesians 6:1, 5; Colossians 3:20, 22; Hebrews 5:9; 1 Peter 3:6; with a dative of the thing, τῇ πίστει (see πίστις, 1 b. α., p. 513b near top), Acts 6:7; ὑπηκούσατε εἰς ὅν παρεδόθητε τύπον διδαχῆς, by attraction for τῷ τύπω τῆς διδαχῆς εἰς ὅν κτλ. (Winers Grammar, § 24, 2 b.; cf. τύπος, 3), Romans 6:17; τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ, Romans 10:16; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; τῷ λόγῳ, 2 Thessalonians 3:14; τῇ ἁμαρτία (Rec.), ταῖς ἐιθυμιαις (L T Tr WH), i. e. to allow oneself to be captivated by, governed by, etc., Romans 6:12.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
8:27
Mark
1:27; 4:41
Luke
8:25; 17:6
Acts
6:7; 12:13
Romans
6:12; 6:16; 6:17; 10:16
Ephesians
6:1; 6:5
Philippians
2:12
Colossians
3:20; 3:22
2 Thessalonians
1:8; 3:14
Hebrews
5:9; 11:8
1 Peter
3:6

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Strong's Number G5219 matches the Greek ὑπακούω (hypakouō),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the TR Greek.

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