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Name of God’s Son

ΥΠ‾Η‾ΤΗΣΑΝ, υπ‾η‾τησαν

YP‾Ē‾TĒSAN, yp‾ē‾tēsan

Sounds Like: hoo-pee-TEE-san

Translations: they obeyed, they listened, they hearkened

From the root: ΥΠΑΚΟΥΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation for ΥΠΗΚΟΥΣΑΝ (hypēkousan), which is the 3rd person plural aorist active indicative form of the verb ΥΠΑΚΟΥΩ (hypakouō). It means 'they obeyed', 'they listened', or 'they hearkened'. The overline on the 'H' indicates a scribal abbreviation where the 'K' and 'OU' sounds are omitted for brevity. The verb describes the act of giving ear to someone, hence to obey or to submit to authority.

Inflection: 3rd Person, Plural, Aorist, Active, Indicative

Strong’s number: G5219 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

From the same root

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