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ὑπακούω

Pronunciation: /hy.pa.kǔː.ɔː/

“ὑπακούω” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 12 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to listen, hearken, give ear
  2. to make answer when called
  3. to listen or hearken to, give ear to, heed, attend to
  4. to answer a knock at the door
  5. to listen to a complaint
  6. to obey, submit to
  7. to answer one's expectations, to succeed
  8. to be subject to the sun's rays
  9. to yield, give way to a remedy
  10. to concede a point in a dispute
  11. to understand under
  12. to understand a word omitted

Etymology

From ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + ἀκούω (akoúō, “to listen”).

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