ὑπακοή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the verb ὑπακούω (hupakoúō, “give ear, hearken”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὑπᾰκοή • (hupăkoḗ) f (genitive ὑπᾰκοής); first declension

  1. obedience
    • New Testament, Epistle to the Romans 5:19:
      ὥσπερ γὰρ διὰ τῆς παρακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἁμαρτωλοὶ κατεστάθησαν οἱ πολλοί, οὕτω καὶ διὰ τῆς ὑπακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς δίκαιοι κατασταθήσονται οἱ πολλοί.
      hṓsper gàr dià tês parakoês toû henòs anthrṓpou hamartōloì katestáthēsan hoi polloí, hoútō kaì dià tês hupakoês toû henòs díkaioi katastathḗsontai hoi polloí.
      • Translation by KJV
        For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
  2. answer to prayer
  3. (Eastern Orthodoxy) ypakoë

Declension

First declension of ἡ ῠ̔πᾰκοή; τῆς ῠ̔πᾰκοῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ῠ̔πᾰκοή
hē hŭpăkoḗ 		τὼ ῠ̔πᾰκοᾱ́
tṑ hŭpăkoā́ 		αἱ ῠ̔πᾰκοαί
hai hŭpăkoaí
Genitive τῆς ῠ̔πᾰκοῆς
tês hŭpăkoês 		τοῖν ῠ̔πᾰκοαῖν
toîn hŭpăkoaîn 		τῶν ῠ̔πᾰκοῶν
tôn hŭpăkoôn
Dative τῇ ῠ̔πᾰκοῇ
tēî hŭpăkoēî 		τοῖν ῠ̔πᾰκοαῖν
toîn hŭpăkoaîn 		ταῖς ῠ̔πᾰκοαῖς
taîs hŭpăkoaîs
Accusative τὴν ῠ̔πᾰκοήν
tḕn hŭpăkoḗn 		τὼ ῠ̔πᾰκοᾱ́
tṑ hŭpăkoā́ 		τᾱ̀ς ῠ̔πᾰκοᾱ́ς
tā̀s hŭpăkoā́s
Vocative ῠ̔πᾰκοή
hŭpăkoḗ 		ῠ̔πᾰκοᾱ́
hŭpăkoā́ 		ῠ̔πᾰκοαί
hŭpăkoaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

  • (obedience): παρακοή (parakoḗ)

Further reading

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