πειθαρχέωpeitharchéō
to obey one in authority, be obedient: Titus 3:1; with dative, Acts 27:21; θεῷ, Acts 5:29, Acts 5:32.
Greek (New Testament) · G3980
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Acts 5:29 But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.
- Acts 5:32 We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.”
- Acts 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.
- Titus 3:1 Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.