Word Study · Strong's G5218 · Greek
ὑπακοή
hypakoe
hoop-ak-o-ay'
Strong's 1890 spelling: hypakoḗ
“attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or submission”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or submission
Rendered in the KJV as
obedience, (make) obedient, obey(-ing).
- 14occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- ὑπακοὴν4
- ὑπακοήν,3
- ὑπακοῆς3
- ὑπακοῇ2
- ὑπακοὴ1
- ὑπακοή.¶1
How it is rendered · 5
- obedience7
- obedience,3
- of obedience2
- [the] obedience1
- obedience.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular7
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2
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- N-ASF · 7
- N-GSF · 3
- N-DSF · 2
- N-NSF · 2
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Romans6 of 14 · 43%
- 2 Corinthians3 of 14 · 21%
- 1 Peter3 of 14 · 21%
- Philemon1 of 14 · 7%
- Hebrews1 of 14 · 7%
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Romans6 occurrences
- Romans 1:5ὑπακοὴνhupakoēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThrough Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.here: obedience
- Romans 5:19ὑπακοῆςhupakoēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.here: obedience
- Romans 6:16ὑπακοήν,hupakoēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularDo you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?here: obedience,
- Romans 6:16ὑπακοῆςhupakoēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularDo you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?here: of obedience
- Romans 15:18ὑπακοὴνhupakoēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularI will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,here: obedience
- Romans 16:19ὑπακοὴhupakoēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularEveryone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.here: obedience
2 Corinthians3 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 7:15ὑπακοήν,hupakoēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.here: obedience,
- 2 Corinthians 10:5ὑπακοὴνhupakoēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWe tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.here: obedience
- 2 Corinthians 10:6ὑπακοή.¶hupakoēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.here: obedience.
Philemon1 occurrence
Hebrews1 occurrence
1 Peter3 occurrences
- 1 Peter 1:2ὑπακοὴνhupakoēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularaccording to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.here: [the] obedience
- 1 Peter 1:14ὑπακοῆςhupakoēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAs obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.here: of obedience
- 1 Peter 1:22ὑπακοῇhupakoēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularSince you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.here: obedience