What does ὑπακοή · πίστις mean in the Bible?
ὑπακοή · πίστις: Obedience as attentive listening that naturally flows into willing submission and compliance
Greek · G5218, G4102
ὑπακοή
Obedience · faith
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ὑπακοήG5218obedience
Pronunciationhypakoḗ
Open lexicon entry →πίστιςG4102faith
Pronunciationpístis
Trust in God or Christ as the decisive principle of Christian life and salvation, not mere intellectual assent.
Open lexicon entry →What does ὑπακοή (hypakoḗ) mean in the Bible?
ὑπακοή · πίστις: Obedience as attentive listening that naturally flows into willing submission and compliance
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5218, G4102?
G5218, G4102 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
FaithMessiah
Greek phrase. Obedience as attentive listening that naturally flows into willing submission and compliance
Source Gloss
attentive hearkening, i.e. (by implication) compliance or submission
Extended definition
Obedience as attentive listening that naturally flows into willing submission and compliance
:--obedience, (make) obedient, obey(-ing).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms14Case patternAccusative (7)Number patternSingular (14)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineRom 16:19 · 2 Cor 10:62×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineRom 5:19 · Rom 6:16 · 1 Pet 1:143×
Dative · Singular · FemininePhlm 1:21 · 1 Pet 1:222×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineRom 1:5 · Rom 6:16 · Rom 15:18 · 2 Cor 7:15 · 2 Cor 10:5 · Heb 5:8 · 1 Pet 1:27×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
Obedience that flows from faith.
Word Origins
ὑπακοή is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Frames the gospel’s goal as trusting allegiance to Christ among all nations.Romans 16:25-27
Canonical Themes
FaithMessiah