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Lexicon :: Strong's G3980 - peitharcheō

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πειθαρχέω
Transliteration
peitharcheō (Key)
Pronunciation
pi-tharkh-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of πείθω (G3982) and ἄρχω (G757)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:9,818

Strong’s Definitions

πειθαρχέω peitharchéō, pi-tharkh-eh'-o; from a compound of G3982 and G757; to be persuaded by a ruler, i.e. (genitive case) to submit to authority; by analogy, to conform to advice:—hearken, obey (magistrates).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G3980 in the following manner: obey (2x), hearken unto (1x), obey a magistrate (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G3980 in the following manner: obey (2x), hearken unto (1x), obey a magistrate (1x).

  1. to obey (a ruler or a superior)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πειθαρχέω peitharchéō, pi-tharkh-eh'-o; from a compound of G3982 and G757; to be persuaded by a ruler, i.e. (genitive case) to submit to authority; by analogy, to conform to advice:—hearken, obey (magistrates).
STRONGS G3980:
πειθαρχέω, πειθάρχω; 1 aorist participle πειθαρχησας; (πείθαρχος; and this from πείθομαι and ἀρχή); to obey (a ruler or a superior): Θεῷ, Acts 5:29, 32; magistrates, Titus 3:1 (others take it here absolutely, to be obedient); τῷ λόγῳ τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Polycarp, ad Philipp. 9, 1 [ET]; (A. V. to hearken to) one advising something, Acts 27:21. (Sophocles, Xenophon, Polybius, Diodorus, Josephus, Plutarch, others; on the very frequent use of the verb by Philo see Siegfried, Philo von Alex. as above with, p. 43 (especially, p. 108).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
5:29; 5:32; 27:21
Titus
3:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3980 matches the Greek πειθαρχέω (peitharcheō),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29 - But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:32 - We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 - No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:1 - Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good.
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