to obey

Greek Verb

ὑπακούω [in LXX: chiefly for שָׁמַע;] to listen, attend, hence, (a) to answer a knock at a door (Plat, Xen, al.): Act.12:13; (b) to attend to, submit to, obey (Hdt, Thuc, al.): absol, Php.2:12; with inf, Heb.11:8; with dative of person(s) (Plat, al; but more frequently with genitive), Mat.8:27, Mrk.1:27 4:41, Luk.8:25 17:6, Rom.6:16, Eph.6:1, 5, Col.3:20, 22, Heb.5:9, 1Pe.3:6; with dative of thing(s), Act.6:7, Rom.6:12 10:16, 2Th.1:8 3:14; before εἰς (by attraction, for dative; see ICC, in l), Rom.6:17. (AS)

to obey

Greek Verb

ὑπᾰκού-ω, future -ακούσομαι[LXX] later -ακούσω [Refs] I) hearken, give ear, θεοὶ δ᾽ ὑπὸ πάντες ἄκουον [Refs 8th c.BC+] I.2) answer (by voice or act) when called, ἢ ἐξελθέμεναι ἢ ἔνδοθεν αἶψ᾽ ὑπακοῦσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+] I.2.b) in a dialogue, answer when questioned, σοι [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.3) listen to, heed, regard, with genitive of things, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. διαίτῃ submit to a regimen, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὑ. τῷ ξυμφόρῳ τινός comply with his interest, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δείπνῳ ὑ. accept an invitation to dinner, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: absolutely, give way, submit, comply, [Refs 5th c.BC+] in this matter he obeyed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. τινός τι or τινί τι, obey one in a thing,[Refs 5th c.BC+] II) Special senses: II.1) of porters, answer a knock at the door, ὑ. τινί [NT+4th c.BC+]; ὁ ὑπακούσας the porter, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) of a judge, listen to a complainant, τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of the parties in legal proceedings, appear before the court, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.3) of dependants, subjects, etc, obey, submit to, Δαρείου οὐδαμὰ ὑ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3.b) Astrology texts, to aspect from South to North, of the southernmost of two zodiacal signs equidistant from an equinoctial point, opposed to προστάσσειν, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ={ἀκούω} see, [Refs 4th c.AD+] II.4) answer one's expectations, succeed, ὑπήκουέ μοι τὸ πρᾶγμα [Refs 1st c.BC+] II.5) ὑ. αὐγαῖς ἁλίου to be subject to the sun's rays, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπακούουσι τῶν τῆς ἀρχῆς παθημάτων οἱ κατὰ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς μύες feel the effects of, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.6) of ailments, yield, give way to a remedy, τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πληγαῖς ὑ, of metal, [Refs 1st c.AD+]yielding to pressure, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.7) concede a point in dispute, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.8) correspond, πᾶσα παραγωγὴ ἐπιρρηματικὴ. μιᾷ ὑπακούει πτώσει κατὰ τὴν διάλυσιν every adverbial derivative corresponds to a case, e.g. οἴκοθι to ἐν οἴκῳ, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; conform to a theory, [Refs] III) κοινὸν ὑ. understand under the term κοινόν, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, κοινῶς ὑ. to be understood in a general sense, [Refs 1st c.BC+] III.2) in Grammars, understand a word omitted, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] what one has in mind, the subject, [Refs] III.3) understand, with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 1st c.BC+] IV) future ὑπακούσεται in [Refs 5th c.BC+], if correct, must be passive, if their service shall be lighter; but Scholia gives ὑπακούσονται, whence ξυγκαταστρεψάμενοι (for -οις) is conjectured.

Greek

Verb

to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority; hearken, be obedient to, obey; from g5259 (ὑπό) and g191 (ἀκούω)