ὑπήκοος hupēkoos · G5255
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὑπήκοος, ον, ; (ἀκοή) hearkening, ἀμφοτέροισι perhaps answering with both gifts, []; a hearer, scholar, []; II obeying, subject, with genitive, Πέρσας Μήδων ὑπηκόους ἐποίησε []; II.2 with dative, []; also ναυσὶ καὶ οὐ φόρῳ ὑ. liable to furnish.. (compare ὑποτελής), []; τροφὴ ὑ. τῇ πέψει easy of digestion, []; ὕλη ὑ. phlegm easily brought up, []; III absolutely as substantive, ὑπήκοοι, οἱ, subjects, []; ἡ ὑ. (i.e. χώρα) []; τὸ ὑ. ={οἱ ὑ}., τὸ ὑ. τῶν ξυμμάχων []; the subject allies of Athens were …
Where it's used 3 times
Acts 7:39 · 2 Corinthians 2:9 · Philippians 2:8
Source: TBESG G5255; TFLSJ G5255
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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