ὑπήκοος
hypēkoos · obedient
Greek word · Strong’s number G5255 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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hypēkoos (ὑπήκοος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “obedient”.
Submissive.
How to say it
hy·pē·ko·os
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Doing what one is told.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 7:39
Our fathers were not willing to be obedient to him, but they pushed him away and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
- 2 Corinthians 2:9
For to this end I also wrote, so that I might know your proven character, whether in everything you are obedient.
- Philippians 2:8
he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.