verb
peitharchamō
Strong’sG3980
I obey one in authority
stem peitharch-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
πειθαρχέω, -ῶ
(< πείθομαι, ἀρχή), [in LXX: Da LXX 7:27 (שְׁמַע), Si 30:38 (33:28), I Es 8:94*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3980 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpi-tharkh-eh'-o
to be persuaded by a ruler, i.e. (genitive case) to submit to authority; by analogy, to conform to advice
Fromfrom a compound of G3982 and G757;
King Jameshearken, obey (magistrates).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
obey one in authority, absolutely, πειθαρχεῖ.., ἄπληκτος ὥσπερ ἵππος Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς ἂν.. τοῖς πηδαλίοις ἡ ναῦς π. Refs 5th c.BC+; στρατηγοῦ Refs 3rd c.BC+; τινος Refs 2nd c.BC+:—middle, ἔθνος.. πειθαρχέεσθαι ἑτοῖμον Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| peitharcharōΠειθαρχεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | obey | 2× |
| peitharcharōntoiπειθαρχοῦσιν | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine | obey | 1× |
| peitharcharantoinπειθαρχήσαντάς | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine | followed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peitharchamō | peitharchame | peitharchami | peitharchama | peitharchamē | peitharchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | peitharchasō | peitharchase | peitharchasi | peitharchasa | peitharchasē | peitharchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peitharchatō | peitharchate | peitharchati | peitharchata | peitharchatē | peitharchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | peitharchanō | peitharchane | peitharchani | peitharchana | peitharchanē | peitharchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | peitharchavō | peitharchave | peitharchavi | peitharchava | peitharchavē | peitharchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | peitharchalō | peitharchale | peitharchali | peitharchala | peitharchalē | peitharchalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peitharchameiō | peitharchameia | peitharchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | peitharchaseiō | peitharchaseia | peitharchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peitharchateiō | peitharchateia | peitharchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | peitharchaneiō | peitharchaneia | peitharchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | peitharchaveiō | peitharchaveia | peitharchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | peitharchaleiō | peitharchaleia | peitharchaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | peitharchasōr | peitharchasar | peitharchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peitharchatōr | peitharchatar | peitharchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | peitharchavōr | peitharchavar | peitharchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | peitharchalōr | peitharchalar | peitharchalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peitharchamoiō | peitharchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | peitharchasoiō | peitharchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peitharchatoiō | peitharchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | peitharchanoiō | peitharchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | peitharchavoiō | peitharchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | peitharchaloiō | peitharchaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | peitharcharō2×Πειθαρχεῖν | peitharchari | peitharchara | peitharcharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | peitharcharōntos1× | peitharcharintos | peitharcharantos1× | peitharcharēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
peitharch 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
peitharcharō“obey”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
Acts 5:29… de Petros kai tois apostolois legala; Peitharcharō datō theo mallon ē anthrōpoi.… the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
Titus 3:1Hupomimnēskasōr autoin archai exousiai hupotassorō peitharcharō, pros pantem ergem agathem hetoimoin arō,… to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
peitharcharōntoi“obey”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine1×
Acts 5:32… hagiem hem dōata tos theos toi peitharcharōntoi auto.… God has given to those who obey Him.”
peitharcharantoin“followed”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Acts 27:21… autoiu legata; Date men, ō androir, peitharcharantoin mi mē anagorō apo tau Krētau …… and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from …