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ὑπήκοος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὑπήκοος, ον
Greek transliteration: 
hypēkoos
Simplified transliteration: 
hypekoos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5255
GK Number: 
5675
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-3a
Gloss: 
obedient
Definition: 
giving ear; obedient, submissive, Acts 7:39; 2 Cor. 2:9; Phil. 2:8*

Greek-English Concordance for ὑπήκοος

Acts 7:39 To him our fathers were not willing to be obedient (hypēkooi | ὑπήκοοι | nom pl masc), but thrust him aside, and turned in their hearts to Egypt,
2 Corinthians 2:9 For this reason also I wrote you: to discover whether you could stand the test — if in everything you are obedient (hypēkooi | ὑπήκοοι | nom pl masc).
Philippians 2:8 he humbled himself, becoming obedient (hypēkoos | ὑπήκοος | nom sg masc) to the point of death, even death on a cross!