noun · feminine
hupakoas
Greekὑπακοή (hupakoē)
Strong’sG5218
obedience
stem hupako-14 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ὑπακοή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ὑπακούω), [in LXX: II Ki 22:36 (עֲנָוָה); in Aq.: ib. 23:23 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5218 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoop-ak-o-ay'
attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or submission
Fromfrom G5219;
King Jamesobedience, (make) obedient, obey(-ing).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hupakoas2×ὑπακοὴ | hupakoais |
| object accusative | hupakoan7×ὑπακοὴν | hupakoain |
| direct address vocative | hupakoar | hupakoair |
| of, belonging to genitive | hupakoau3×ὑπακοῆς | hupakoaiu |
| to, for dative | hupakoa2×ὑπακοῇ | hupakoai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hupakoa is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupakoas“obedience”subjectnominative singular2×
Romans 16:19“obedience”tas gar vu hupakoas eis pantoin afikneta; epi vi oun chairamō, thelamō de vin sofoin arō eis tem agathem, akeraioin de eis tem kakem.Everyone 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.
2 Corinthians 10:6“obedience”kai en hetoime echarōtois ekdikara pantan parakoan, hotan plēriteia vu tas hupakoas.And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
hupakoan“obedience”objectaccusative singular7×
Romans 1:5“obedience”dia hou lambana charian kai apostolan eis hupakoan pistiau en pantei tei ethnei huper teu onomeu autou,Through 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.
Romans 6:16“obey”ouk oidavē hoti ho paristanavō heautoin douloin eis hupakoan, doulois avō ho hupakouavō, ētoi hamartau eis thanaton ē hupakoau eis dikaiosunan?Do 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?
Romans 15:18“obedience”ouk gar tolmami tinem lalarō heiu ouk katergazeta Christos dia mu eis hupakoan ethneiu, logo kai erge,I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
2 Corinthians 7:15“obedience”kai teim splanchneim autou perissoterōs eis vin atō anamimnēskirōtou tan pantoiu vu hupakoan, hōs meta fobou kai tromou decheva auton.And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
2 Corinthians 10:5“obey”kai pantem hupsōmem epairerōtem kata tau gnōsiau tou theou, kai aichmalōtizarōtois pantem noēmem eis tan hupakoan tou Christou,We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Hebrews 5:8“obedience”kaiper arōtos huios, mathata apo heiu paschata tan hupakoan,Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
1 Peter 1:2“obedience”kata prognōsian theou patērou, en hagiasmo pneumeu, eis hupakoan kai rantismon haimeu Iēsu Christou; charias vi kai eirēnas plēthunitoia.according 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.
hupakoau“obedience”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Romans 5:19“obedience”hōsper gar dia tau parakoau tou henou anthrōpou hamartōlois kathistanila tois pollois, houtōs kai dia tau hupakoau tou henou dikaiois kathistanili tois pollois.For 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.
Romans 6:16“obedience”ouk oidavē hoti ho paristanavō heautoin douloin eis hupakoan, doulois avō ho hupakouavō, ētoi hamartau eis thanaton ē hupakoau eis dikaiosunan?Do 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?
1 Peter 1:14“obedient”hōs tekneim hupakoau, mē suschēmatizerōtois tai proterem en ta agnoia vu epithumiai,As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
hupakoa“obedience”to, fordative singular2×
Philemon 1:21“obedience”peitharētos ta hupakoa su grafama si, horarētos hoti kai huper heim legamō poiasi.Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
1 Peter 1:22“obedience”Tain psuchain vu hagnizarētois en ta hupakoa tau alētheiau eis filadelfian anupokritan ek kardiau allēloin agapavar ektenōs,Since 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.