Original Word: παρακοή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: parakoé
Phonetic Spelling: (par-ak-o-ay')
Short Definition: disobedience
Definition: disobedience, imperfect hearing.

3876 parakoḗ (from 3844 /pará, "contrary by close comparison" and 191 /akoúō, "hear") – properly, contrary-hearing, i.e. disobedience which springs from a negative (opposing) attitude, i.e. the refusal to listen properly.

This "hearing" has the attitude of refusing to take heed and therefore is inattentive ("hearing" that will not comply). 3876 /parakoḗ reflects the attitude that chooses to disobey because of disinterest.

STRONGS NT 3876: παρακοή

παρακοή, παρακοῆς, ἡ (παρά Latinpraeter (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.)

disobedience.

From parakouo; inattention, i.e. (by implication) disobedience -- disobedience.

see GREEK parakouo

παρακοη παρακοή παρακοὴ παρακοην παρακοήν παρακοης παρακοής παρακοῆς παράκοιτοι παράκοιτοί parakoe parakoē parakoḕ parakoen parakoēn parakoḗn parakoes parakoês parakoēs parakoē̂sInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts