ὑπακούουσιν

hypakoúō

obeying

To obey, to listen or hearken to with the implication of submitting to authority; in particular, to pay attention and act in accordance with instructions, directives, or commands issued by someone in a position of authority. Contextually, it can range from general attentive listening to active obedience or compliance with a superior's will.

G5219

2 Thessalonians 1:8 · Word #13

Lexicon G5219

Lemmaὑπακούω
Transliterationhypakoúō
Strong'sG5219
DefinitionTo obey, to listen or hearken to with the implication of submitting to authority; in particular, to pay attention and act in accordance with instructions, directives, or commands issued by someone in a position of authority. Contextually, it can range from general attentive listening to active obedience or compliance with a superior's will.

Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP DAT M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraseobeying
Literalobeying

Lexical Info

Lemmaὑπακούω
Strong'sG5219

SIBI-P1 Translation G5219-04

they are obeying

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense (ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe present active indicative, third person plural form denotes an ongoing action performed by "they." "Are obeying" preserves the present tense aspect of continued or habitual compliance flowing from the root sense of hearing under authority.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

obeying

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationalePresent participle best rendered as 'obeying' for accuracy and grammatical flow, rather than the indicative 'they are obeying'.
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