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It conveys the idea of listening under authority, implying a readiness to comply with commands or instructions. In the New Testament, it often refers to the obedience of believers to God or Christ, as well as the obedience of Christ to the Father.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, obedience was a valued virtue, especially in the context of hierarchical relationships such as those between slaves and masters, children and parents, or citizens and rulers. The concept of obedience was also significant in Jewish culture, where adherence to the Law and the commandments of God was central to religious life. In the early Christian context, obedience took on a new dimension as believers were called to follow the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, often in the face of persecution and societal pressure.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5219.htm">hupakouó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>giving ear, obedient<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>obedient (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5255: ὑπήκοος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὑπήκοος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὑπηκον</span> (<span class="greek2">ἀκοή</span>; see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ὑπακούω</span></span>, 2), from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> and <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down, <span class="accented">giving ear, obedient</span>: <a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a>; with the dative of the person <a href="/interlinear/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39</a>; <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">πάντα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/2-9.htm">2 Corinthians 2:9</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>obedient. <p>From <a href="/greek/5219.htm">hupakouo</a>; attentively listening, i.e. (by implication) submissive -- obedient. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5219.htm">hupakouo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>υπηκοοι υπήκοοι υπήκοοί ὑπήκοοι ὑπήκοοί υπηκοος υπήκοος ὑπήκοος υπηκόους υπηρεσία hypekooi hypēkooi hypḗkooi hypḗkooí hypekoos hypēkoos hypḗkoos upekooi upēkooi upekoos upēkoos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/7-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 7:39</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐκ ἠθέλησαν <b>ὑπήκοοι</b> γενέσθαι οἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> were unwilling <span class="itali">to be obedient</span> to him, but repudiated<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/7-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not would <span class="itali">subject</span> be the<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 2:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς πάντα <b>ὑπήκοοί</b> ἐστε </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> whether <span class="itali">you are obedient</span> in all things.<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whether ye be <span class="itali">obedient</span> in all things.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to everything <span class="itali">obedient</span> you are<p><b><a href="/text/philippians/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 2:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἑαυτὸν γενόμενος <b>ὑπήκοος</b> μέχρι θανάτου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by becoming <span class="itali">obedient</span> to the point<br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and became <span class="itali">obedient</span> unto<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> himself having become <span class="itali">obedient</span> unto death<p><b><a href="/greek/5255.htm">Strong's Greek 5255</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5255.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/upe_kooi_5255.htm">ὑπήκοοι — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/upe_koos_5255.htm">ὑπήκοος — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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