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obey

Related Ideas:

follow, give ear, hear, hold securely, hold to, keep, listen, obedience, obedient

Definition:

The term "obey" means to do what is required or commanded. The term "obedient" describes someone who obeys. "Obedience" is the characteristic that an obedient person has.

  • Usually the term "obey" is used in the context of obeying the commands or laws of a person in authority.
  • For example, people obey laws which are created by the leaders of a country, kingdom, or other organization.
  • Children obey their parents, slaves obey their masters, people obey God, and citizens obey the laws of their country.
  • When someone in authority commands people not to do something, the people obey by not doing that.
  • To "observe" a law or command is to obey it.
  • Other words used to refer to obeying someone or something are: follow, give ear, hear, hold securely, hold to, keep, listen.

Translation Suggestions:

  • Ways to translate "obey" could include a word or phrase that means "do what is commanded" or "follow orders" or "do what God says to do."
  • The term "obedient" could be translated as "doing what was commanded" or "following orders" or "doing what God commands."

(See also: citizen, command, disobey, kingdom, law)

Bible References:

Examples from the Bible stories:

  • 03:04 Noah obeyed God. He and his three sons built the boat just the way God had told them.
  • 05:06 Again Abraham obeyed God and prepared to sacrifice his son.
  • 05:10 "Because you (Abraham) have __obeyed __ me, all the families of the world will be blessed through your family"
  • 05:10 But the Egyptians did not believe God or obey his commands.
  • 13:07 If the people obeyed these laws, God promised that he would bless and protect them.

Word Data:

  • Strong's: H2388, H3349, H4928, H5341, H6213, H7181, H8085, H8086, H8104, G191, G2722, G2902, G3980, G3982, G5083, G5084, G5218, G5219, G5255, G5292, G5293, G5426, G5442

Forms Found in the English ULB:

following, give ... ear, hear, heard, hold ... securely, hold to, keep, keeps, kept, listen, listened, listened to, obedience, obedient, obediently, obey, obeyed, obeying, obeys