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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

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Occurrences

428 total
  1. John 9:27ἀκούειν · to hear [it]
    He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
  2. John 9:31ἀκούει · does not listen to; ἀκούει · He does listen to
    We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
  3. John 9:32ἠκούσθη · heard of
    Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
  4. John 9:35Ἤκουσεν · heard
    When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
  5. John 9:40ἤκουσαν · heard
    Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
  6. John 10:3ἀκούει · listen for
    The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
  7. John 10:8ἤκουσαν · did not listen to
    All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
  8. John 10:16ἀκούσουσιν · they will listen to
    I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
  9. John 10:20ἀκούετε · would you listen to
    Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
  10. John 10:27ἀκούουσιν · listen to
    My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
  11. John 11:4Ἀκούσας · heard [this]
    When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
  12. John 11:6ἤκουσεν · hearing
    So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,
  13. John 11:20ἤκουσεν · heard
    So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.
  14. John 11:29ἤκουσεν · [Mary] heard this
    And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.
  15. John 11:41ἤκουσάς · You have heard
    So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
  16. John 11:42ἀκούεις · You always hear
    I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
  17. John 12:12ἀκούσαντες · heard
    The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
  18. John 12:18ἤκουσαν · they heard that
    That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.
  19. John 12:29ἀκούσας · heard [it]
    The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
  20. John 12:34ἠκούσαμεν · have heard
    The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
  21. John 12:47ἀκούσῃ · hears
    As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
  22. John 14:24ἀκούετε · you hear
    Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
  23. John 14:28ἠκούσατε · You heard
    You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
  24. John 15:15ἤκουσα · I have learned
    No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
  25. John 16:13ἀκούσει · He hears
    However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
  26. John 18:21ἀκηκοότας · heard
    Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”
  27. John 18:37ἀκούει · listens to
    “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
  28. John 19:8ἤκουσεν · heard
    When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
  29. John 19:13ἀκούσας · heard
    When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.
  30. John 21:7ἀκούσας · heard
    Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
  31. Acts 1:4ἠκούσατέ · you have heard
    And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.
  32. Acts 2:6ἤκουον · heard
    And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
  33. Acts 2:8ἀκούομεν · hears [them]
    How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?
  34. Acts 2:11ἀκούομεν · we hear
    …both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
  35. Acts 2:22ἀκούσατε · listen to
    Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
  36. Acts 2:33ἀκούετε · hear
    Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
  37. Acts 2:37Ἀκούσαντες · [the people] heard [this]
    When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
  38. Acts 3:22ἀκούσεσθε · You must listen to
    For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
  39. Acts 3:23ἀκούσῃ · does not listen
    Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
  40. Acts 4:4ἀκουσάντων · heard
    But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
  41. Acts 4:19ἀκούειν · to listen
    But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
  42. Acts 4:20ἠκούσαμεν · heard
    For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
  43. Acts 4:24ἀκούσαντες · [the believers] heard this
    When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
  44. Acts 5:5Ἀκούων · On hearing; ἀκούοντας · heard [what had happened]
    On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
  45. Acts 5:11ἀκούοντας · heard about
    And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.
  46. Acts 5:21Ἀκούσαντες · as they had been told
    At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
  47. Acts 5:24ἤκουσαν · heard
    When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
  48. Acts 5:33ἀκούσαντες · When [the Council members] heard this
    When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.