ΠΙΘΑΡΧΕΙΝ, πιθαρχειν
PITHARCHEIN, pitharchein
Sounds Like: pith-ar-KHEIN
Translations: to obey, to be obedient, to submit to, to be persuaded by
From the root: ΠΙΘΑΡΧΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to obey or to be obedient, particularly to authority or persuasion. It implies a willing submission to someone's command or advice. As an infinitive, it functions like 'to obey' in English, often used after verbs like 'it is necessary' or 'they said'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3980 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Acts of the Apostles — 5:29
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΙΘΑΡΧΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΙΘΑΡΧΗ — obey, be persuaded by, be obedient to, yield to
- ΠΙΘΑΡΧΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — obeying, having obeyed, those who obeyed
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