ὑπακούω hupakouō

Greek word for “to obey” · Strong’s G5219 · used 21 times in 21 verses

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Meaning

ὑπακούω; to listen, attend, hence;

How it is translated

Glosses given for hupakouō in context, with how often each is used:

• obey 6
• do obey 4
• have obeyed 2
• obeying 2
• obeyed 2
• obeys 1
• becoming obedient 1
• answer 1
• have become obedient 1
• heeded 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Romans 6 (3), Ephesians 6 (2), Colossians 3 (2), Matthew 8 (1), Mark 1 (1), Mark 4 (1), Luke 8 (1), Luke 17 (1), Acts 6 (1), Acts 12 (1)

Forms

• ὑπακούουσιν 5
• ὑπακούετε 5
• ὑπήκουσεν 3
• ὑπακούει 2
• ὑπηκούσατε 2
• ὑπήκουον 1
• ὑπακοῦσαι 1
• ὑπακούειν 1
• ὑπήκουσαν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hupakouō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• φοβέω phobeō “to fear” 4
• ἄνεμος anemos “wind” 3
• δοῦλος doulos “slave” 4
• φόβος phobos “fear” 3
• τρόμος tromos “trembling” 2
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 5
• πίστις pistis “faith” 4
• ἁπλότης haplotēs “openness” 2
• θάλασσα thalassa “sea” 3
• τέκνον teknon “child” 3
• ἐπιτάσσω epitassō “to command” 2
• γονεύς goneus “parent” 2

Key verses

The verses using hupakouō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Acts 6:7 — And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
• Romans 6:12 — Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
• Romans 6:17 — But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
• Romans 10:16 — But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
• Ephesians 6:1 — Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
• Ephesians 6:5 — Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
• Philippians 2:12 — Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and…
• Colossians 3:22 — Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8 — In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
• 2 Thessalonians 3:14 — And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
• Hebrews 5:9 — And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
• Hebrews 11:8 — By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.