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ἀκούω

akouōto hearHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb428 occurrences23 books398 verses

Definition

ἀκούω,

[in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ]

to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing.

1. Intrans.: Mark 4:3; 7:37, James 2:5, Revelation 2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Matthew 13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see: ἀκοή), Matthew 13:14, Acts 28:26" (LXX) ; ὁ ἔχων ὦτα (οὖς) ἀκούειν, ἀκουσάτω, Matthew 11:15, Mark 4:23, Revelation 2:7, al.

2. Trans., prop. with accusative of thing(s), of thing heard, genitive of person(s), from whom heard (LS, see word): Acts 1:4; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 12:19, John 3:8 (Abbott, JG, 76), Acts 22:9, al.; with dupl. accusative, John 12:18, 1 Corinthians 11:18; with genitive of thing(s), John 7:40 (Abbott, JV, 116); τ. φωνῆς (cf. Heb. שָׁמַע בְּקוֹל, Exodus 18:19), John 5:25, 28, Acts 9:7 (on the distinction bet. this and ἀ. φωνήν, ib. 4, see M, Pr., 66; Field, Notes, 117; Abbott, Essays, 93f.); of God answering prayer, John 9:31, 1 John 5:14, 15; with accusative of thing(s), before παρά, John 8:26, 40, Acts 10:22, 2 Timothy 2:2; id. before ἀπό, 1 John 1:5; with genitive pars. before ptcp., Mark 14:58, Luke 18:36, al. (On NT usage generally, see Bl., §36, 5; Cremer, 82.)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀκούω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

428 total
  1. Mark 12:37ἤκουεν · listened
    David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
  2. Mark 13:7ἀκούσητε · you hear of
    When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
  3. Mark 14:11ἀκούσαντες · to hear [this]
    They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
  4. Mark 14:58ἠκούσαμεν · heard
    “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
  5. Mark 14:64ἠκούσατε · You have heard
    You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
  6. Mark 15:35ἀκούσαντες · heard [this]
    When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”
  7. Mark 16:11ἀκούσαντες · heard
    And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
  8. Luke 1:41ἤκουσεν · heard
    When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
  9. Luke 1:58ἤκουσαν · heard
    Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
  10. Luke 1:66ἀκούσαντες · who heard [this]
    And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
  11. Luke 2:18ἀκούσαντες · heard [it]
    And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
  12. Luke 2:20ἤκουσαν · they had heard
    The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
  13. Luke 2:46ἀκούοντα · listening to
    Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
  14. Luke 2:47ἀκούοντες · heard
    And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
  15. Luke 4:23ἠκούσαμεν · we have heard [that]
    Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
  16. Luke 4:28ἀκούοντες · On hearing
    On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.
  17. Luke 5:1ἀκούειν · to hear
    On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
  18. Luke 5:15ἀκούειν · to hear [Him]
    But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
  19. Luke 6:18ἀκοῦσαι · to hear
    They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
  20. Luke 6:27ἀκούουσιν · will listen
    But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
  21. Luke 6:47ἀκούων · hears
    I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
  22. Luke 6:49ἀκούσας · hears [My words]
    But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
  23. Luke 7:3ἀκούσας · [the centurion] heard
    When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
  24. Luke 7:9Ἀκούσας · [Jesus] heard
    When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
  25. Luke 7:22ἠκούσατε · heard; ἀκούουσιν · hear
    So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
  26. Luke 7:29ἀκούσας · [who] heard [this]
    All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
  27. Luke 8:8ἀκούειν · to hear; ἀκουέτω · let him hear
    Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
  28. Luke 8:10ἀκούοντες · [though] hearing
    He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
  29. Luke 8:12ἀκούσαντες · hear
    The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
  30. Luke 8:13ἀκούσωσιν · hear
    The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
  31. Luke 8:14ἀκούσαντες · hear
    The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
  32. Luke 8:15ἀκούσαντες · [who] hear
    But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
  33. Luke 8:18ἀκούετε · you listen
    Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
  34. Luke 8:21ἀκούοντες · hear
    But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
  35. Luke 8:50ἀκούσας · overheard [them]
    But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
  36. Luke 9:7Ἤκουσεν · heard about
    When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
  37. Luke 9:9ἀκούω · I hear
    “I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.
  38. Luke 9:35ἀκούετε · Listen
    And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
  39. Luke 10:16ἀκούων · listens; ἀκούει · listens
    Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
  40. Luke 10:24ἀκοῦσαι · to hear; ἀκούετε · you hear; ἤκουσαν · did not hear [it]
    For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
  41. Luke 10:39ἤκουεν · listening to
    She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
  42. Luke 11:28ἀκούοντες · hear
    But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
  43. Luke 11:31ἀκοῦσαι · to hear
    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  44. Luke 12:3ἀκουσθήσεται · will be heard
    What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
  45. Luke 14:15Ἀκούσας · heard
    When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”