Word study · Greek
hypakoē
obedience
Say it: hoop-ak-o-AY (approximate)
ὑπακοή
What it means
Literally "listening under," obedience, attentiveness to a command. The letter begins and ends with "obedience of faith" (1:5, 16:26), and Paul says their obedience is known to all (16:19). It is not obedience that earns salvation but the response of trust.
Range of meaning
- ObedienceListening and doing.
- SubmissionYielding to authority.
In Romans
- Chapter 16
"Obedience of faith" (16:19, 16:26).
Every verse (6)
Verses where G5218 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources