"giving ear; obedient, submissive, Acts 7:39; 2 Cor. 2:9; Phil. 2:8*"
Definition and meaning
giving ear; obedient, submissive, Acts 7:39; 2 Cor. 2:9; Phil. 2:8*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὑπήκοος
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hypekoos (G5255) across the King James Bible.
For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
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Common questions
Strong's G5255 (hypekoos) is a Greek word that means: giving ear; obedient, submissive, Acts 7:39; 2 Cor. 2:9; Phil. 2:8* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word hypekoos (G5255) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5255 is hypekoos, a Greek word defined as: giving ear; obedient, submissive, Acts 7:39; 2 Cor. 2:9; Phil. 2:8*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hypekoos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.