Lexical Definition

‎ὑπακούω‎ hypakoúō (hoop-ak-oo'-o) to obey ^G:V
from ‎ὑπό‎ and ‎ἀκούω‎

hearken, be obedient to, obey.

• to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively
• by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority

Abbott-Smith

ὑπακούω [in LXX: chiefly for שָׁמַע ;]
vto listen, attend, hence,
(a) to answer a knock at a door (Plat., Xen., al.): Ac 12:13;
(b) to attend to, submit to, obey (Hdt., Thuc., al.): absol., Phl 2:12; c. inf., He 11:8; c. dat. pers. (Plat., al.; but more freq. c. gen.), Mt 8:27, Mk 1:27 4:41, Lk 8:25 17:6, Ro 6:16, Eph 6:1, 5, Col 3:20, 22, He 5:9, I Pe 3:6; c. dat. rei, Ac 6:7, Ro 6:12 10:16, II Th 1:8 3:14; seq. εἰς (by attraction, for dat.; v. ICC, in l.), Ro 6:17.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὑπακούω-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.

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.41.40 ☩ Acts.12.13}