Philemon 1:21:3Phlm.1.21.W3TAB
ὑπακοῇ
hypakoay
“obedience”
- Transliteration
- hy-pa-ko-AY
- Extended
- hyoo-pah-koh-AY
- IPA
- /hy.pa.koˈɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- obedience
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-pa-ko-AY
- sentence
pe-poi-THOS tê hy-pa-ko-AY sou E-gra-PSA soi ei-DÔS HO-ti KAI hy-PER HA LE-gō poi-Ê-seis
Exegesis
The dative phrase te hupakoe sou {τῇ ὑπακοῇ σου | tē hypakoḗ sou} ‘in your obedience’ expresses the basis or sphere of this confidence, locating it in Philemon’s proven responsiveness.
Root and etymology
akouoakoúō | alpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to hear, listen”
In context — Philemon 1:21
Having confidence in your obedience , I wrote to you, knowing that you will also do more than what I say .
About this coordinate
Philemon 1:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Philemon 1:21, so the Greek word ὑπακοῇ (hypakoay) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Phlm.1.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Phlm.1.21.W3.S1) and character.