Definition
πειθαρχέω, -ῶ
(πείθομαι, ἀρχή) [in LXX: Dan LXX 7:27 (שְׁמַע), Sir.33.28, I Esther 8:94 * ;]
to obey one in authority, be obedient: Titus 3:1; with dative, Acts 27:21; θεῷ, Acts 5:29, 32.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Acts 5:29Πειθαρχεῖν · We must obeyBut Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
- Acts 5:32πειθαρχοῦσιν · obeyWe are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
- Acts 27:21πειθαρχήσαντάς · followed my adviceAfter the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
- Titus 3:1πειθαρχεῖν · to be obedientRemind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,