ὑπακούω

ὑπακούω — hypakoúō

ὑπακούω; imperfect ὑπήκουον; 1 aorist ὑπήκουσα; from Homer down; to listen, hearken;

1. properly, of one who on a knock at the door comes to listen who it is (the duty of the porter), Act 12:13 (where A. V. hearken, R. V. answer) (Xenophon, symp. 1, 11; Plato, Crito, p. 43 a.; Phaedo, p. 59 e.; Demosthenes, Lucian, Plutarch, others).

2. to hearken to a command, i. e. to obey, be obedient unto, submit to, (so in Greek writings from Herodotus down): absolutely, Php 2:12 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 594 (552)); ὑπήκουσεν ἐξελθεῖν (R. V. obeyed to go out i. e.) went out obediently, Heb 11:8; with a dative of the person (in Greek writings also with a genitive), Mat 8:27; Mar 1:27; Mar 4:41; Luk 8:25; Luk 17:6; Rom 6:16; Eph 6:1; Eph 6:5; Col 3:20; Col 3:22; Heb 5:9; 1Pe 3:6; with a dative of the thing, τῇ πίστει (see πίστις, 1 b. α., p. 513b near top), Act 6:7; ὑπηκούσατε εἰς ὅν παρεδόθητε τύπον διδαχῆς, by attraction for τῷ τύπω τῆς διδαχῆς εἰς ὅν κτλ. (Winers Grammar, § 24, 2 b.; cf. τύπος, 3), Rom 6:17; τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ, Rom 10:16; 2Th 1:8; τῷ λόγῳ, 2Th 3:14; τῇ ἁμαρτία (Rec.), ταῖς ἐιθυμιαις (L T Tr WH), i. e. to allow oneself to be captivated by, governed by, etc., Rom 6:12.