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ὑπακοή
hypakoḗ · Greek · Strong's G5218 · 15 occurrences
The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “obey”
What it means
attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or submission
from G5219 (ὑπακούω);
How the KJV renders it
obedience, obedient, obey
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“obey”
also renders peíthō (G3982), hypakoúō (G5219), peitharchéō (G3980), mishmaʻath (H4928), shâmaʻ (H8085), shᵉmaʻ (H8086)
Questions this word decides
Where it appears
15 occurrences in the Greek text, first 14 verses shown.
1 Peter 1:2 N-ASF1 Peter 1:14 N-GSF1 Peter 1:22 N-DSF2 Corinthians 7:15 N-ASF2 Corinthians 10:5 N-ASF2 Corinthians 10:6 N-NSFHebrews 5:8 N-ASFPhilemon 1:21 N-DSFRomans 1:5 N-ASFRomans 5:19 N-GSFRomans 6:16 N-ASFRomans 15:18 N-ASFRomans 16:19 N-NSFRomans 16:26 N-ASF
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