Strong G3980πειθαρχέω
to obey
- Transliteration
- peitharcheō
- Pronunciation
- pi-tharkh-eh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
πειθαρχέω, -ῶ
(πείθομαι, ἀρχή) [in LXX: Dan LXX 7:27 (שְׁמַע), Sir.33:28, I Est.8:94 *;]
to obey one in authority, be obedient: Tit.3:1; with dative, Act.27:21; θεῷ, Act.5:29, 32.†
(AS)
(πείθομαι, ἀρχή) [in LXX: Dan LXX 7:27 (שְׁמַע), Sir.33:28, I Est.8:94 *;]
to obey one in authority, be obedient: Tit.3:1; with dative, Act.27:21; θεῷ, Act.5:29, 32.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3980 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- obey3
- hearken1
- them1
- we1
First verses
- Acts 5:29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
- Acts 5:32And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
- Acts 27:21But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
- Titus 3:1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
Occurrences by book
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
πειθαρχ-έω,
obey one in authority, absolutely, πειθαρχεῖ.., ἄπληκτος ὥσπερ ἵππος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 232, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1262b3: mostly with _dative_, π. πατρί 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1178; τοῖς νόμοισι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 762; τοῖς ἐφεστῶσι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.5.19, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 538d)]; ὡς ἂν.. τοῖς πηδαλίοις ἡ ναῦς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 139; τοῖς προσταχθεῖσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.13; τῷ λόγῳ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1295b6: with _genitive_ (compare πείθω 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 1.3), ἐπιταγμάτων Epist. Darei in “SIG” 22.7 (5th c.BC))]; στρατηγοῦ [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 12.11 (Priene, 3rd c.BC), compare 244.38 (Syria, 2nd c.BC))]; τινος [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PGiss.” 2.16 (2nd c.BC))]:—middle, ἔθνος.. πειθαρχέεσθαι ἑτοῖμον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.91.)]
obey one in authority, absolutely, πειθαρχεῖ.., ἄπληκτος ὥσπερ ἵππος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 232, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1262b3: mostly with _dative_, π. πατρί 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1178; τοῖς νόμοισι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 762; τοῖς ἐφεστῶσι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.5.19, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 538d)]; ὡς ἂν.. τοῖς πηδαλίοις ἡ ναῦς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 139; τοῖς προσταχθεῖσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.13; τῷ λόγῳ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1295b6: with _genitive_ (compare πείθω 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 1.3), ἐπιταγμάτων Epist. Darei in “SIG” 22.7 (5th c.BC))]; στρατηγοῦ [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 12.11 (Priene, 3rd c.BC), compare 244.38 (Syria, 2nd c.BC))]; τινος [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PGiss.” 2.16 (2nd c.BC))]:—middle, ἔθνος.. πειθαρχέεσθαι ἑτοῖμον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.91.)]