ὑπακούωhypakoúō

vto listen, attend, hence

Greek (New Testament) · G5219

Meanings

(a) to answer a knock at a door: Acts 12:13

(b) to attend to, submit to, obey: absolutely, Philippians 2:12; with infinitive, Hebrews 11:8; with dative of person, Matthew 8:27, Mark 1:27, Mark 4:41, Luke 8:25, Luke 17:6, Romans 6:16, Ephesians 6:1, Ephesians 6:5, Colossians 3:20, Colossians 3:22, Hebrews 5:9, 1 Peter 3:6; with dative of thing, Acts 6:7, Romans 6:12, Romans 10:16, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 3:14; followed by εἰς (by attraction, for dative; see ICC, in l.), Romans 6:17.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 21 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 8:27 The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”
  • Mark 1:27 Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. “What sort of new teaching is this?” they asked excitedly. “It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!”
  • Mark 4:41 The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”
  • Luke 8:25 Then he asked them, “Where is your faith?” The disciples were terrified and amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “When he gives a command, even the wind and waves obey him!”
  • Luke 17:6 The Lord answered, “If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘May you be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you!
  • Acts 6:7 So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.