Strong's Lexicon
parakoé: Disobedience, neglect to hear
Original Word:παρακοή
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:parakoé
Pronunciation:pah-rah-ko-AY
Phonetic Spelling:(par-ak-o-ay')
Definition:Disobedience, neglect to hear
Meaning:disobedience, imperfect hearing.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek verb παρακούω (parakouō), meaning "to hear amiss" or "to disobey."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of disobedience is מְרִי (meri, Strong's H4805), which also conveys rebellion or defiance against authority.
Usage:The term παρακοή (parakoé) is used in the New Testament to denote a failure to listen or a willful disobedience to a command or instruction. It implies a conscious choice to disregard or ignore what has been heard, often in a moral or spiritual context.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, hearing and obeying were closely linked concepts. To hear was often synonymous with obeying, especially in contexts involving authority figures such as parents, teachers, or rulers. In the Jewish tradition, the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) emphasizes the importance of hearing and obeying God's commandments. Thus, παρακοή would be understood as a serious breach of duty and relationship, both in societal and religious contexts.
HELPS Word-studies
3876parakoḗ (from3844/pará, "contrary by close comparison" and191/akoúō, "hear") – properly, contrary-hearing, i.e.disobedience which springs from anegative (opposing)attitude, i.e. therefusal to listen properly.
This "hearing" has the attitude ofrefusing totake heed and therefore isinattentive ("hearing" that willnot comply).3876/parakoḗ reflects the attitude thatchooses to disobey because of disinterest.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
parakouóDefinitiona hearing amiss, by impl. disobedience
NASB Translationdisobedience (3).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3876: παρακοήπαρακοή,
παρακοῆς,
ἡ (
παρά Latin
praeter (see
παρά, IV. 2));
1. properly,a hearing amiss (Plato, epistles 7, p. 341 b.).
2. (unwillingness to hear i. e.)disobedience:Romans 5:19;2 Corinthians 10:6;Hebrews 2:2. (Cf.Trench, § lxvi.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
disobedience.Fromparakouo; inattention, i.e. (by implication) disobedience -- disobedience.
see GREEKparakouo
Forms and Transliterations
παρακοη παρακοή παρακοὴ παρακοην παρακοήν παρακοης παρακοής παρακοῆς παράκοιτοι παράκοιτοί parakoe parakoē parakoḕ parakoen parakoēn parakoḗn parakoes parakoês parakoēs parakoē̂sLinks
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