ὑπακοῇ
hypakoḗ
obedience
Attentive hearing or listening leading to responsive action; the act of complying with a command, instruction, or request; the state or condition of obedience. In various contexts, may refer to yielding to authority, submitting to orders, or fulfilling expected actions in response to a directive. The sense can encompass both the act (listening/responding) and the resulting state (being obedient).
1 Peter 1:22 · Word #7
Lexicon G5218
| Lemma | ὑπακοή |
| Transliteration | hypakoḗ |
| Strong's | G5218 |
| Definition | Attentive hearing or listening leading to responsive action; the act of complying with a command, instruction, or request; the state or condition of obedience. In various contexts, may refer to yielding to authority, submitting to orders, or fulfilling expected actions in response to a directive. The sense can encompass both the act (listening/responding) and the resulting state (being obedient). |
Morphology N DAT F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | obedience |
| Literal | obedience |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὑπακοή |
| Strong's | G5218 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5218-01
obedient listening
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular, nominative; denotes the act or state as a subject or predicate noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Obedient listening" preserves the root sense of hearing positioned under authority (ὑπό + ἀκούω) and reflects the nominative feminine singular noun as a state or act characterized by responsive hearing. |
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