Word study · Greek
hypakoúō
to obey
Say it: hoop-ak-OO-o (approximate)
ὑπακούω
What it means
To listen under, to obey. In 6:1, "children, obey your parents in the Lord," and in 6:5, slaves obey their masters. The root idea is attentive listening followed by response.
Range of meaning
- ObeyListen and respond.
- SubmitFollow.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 6
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord" (6:1, 6:5).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G5219 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources