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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. Acts 22:7ἤκουσα · heard
    I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
  2. Acts 22:9ἤκουσαν · they could not understand
    My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
  3. Acts 22:14ἀκοῦσαι · to hear
    Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.
  4. Acts 22:15ἤκουσας · heard
    You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
  5. Acts 22:22Ἤκουον · [The crowd] listened
    The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
  6. Acts 22:26Ἀκούσας · hearing [this]
    On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
  7. Acts 23:16Ἀκούσας · heard about
    But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
  8. Acts 24:4ἀκοῦσαί · to hear
    But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
  9. Acts 24:24ἤκουσεν · listened to
    After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
  10. Acts 25:22ἀκοῦσαι · to hear; Ἀκούσῃ · you will hear
    Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.
  11. Acts 26:3ἀκοῦσαί · to listen to
    …especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
  12. Acts 26:14ἤκουσα · [and] I heard
    We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
  13. Acts 26:29ἀκούοντάς · hear
    “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
  14. Acts 28:15ἀκούσαντες · had heard
    The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
  15. Acts 28:22ἀκοῦσαι · {worth} hearing
    But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
  16. Acts 28:26ἀκούσετε
    ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
  17. Acts 28:27ἤκουσαν · they hardly hear; ἀκούσωσιν · hear
    For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
  18. Acts 28:28ἀκούσονται · will listen
    Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
  19. Romans 10:14ἤκουσαν · they have not heard; ἀκούσωσιν · can they hear
    How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?
  20. Romans 10:18ἤκουσαν · did they not hear
    But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
  21. Romans 11:8ἀκούειν · could not hear
    …as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”
  22. Romans 15:21ἀκηκόασιν · have not heard
    Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
  23. 1 Corinthians 2:9ἤκουσεν · has heard
    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
  24. 1 Corinthians 5:1ἀκούεται · reported [that there is]
    It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.
  25. 1 Corinthians 11:18ἀκούω · I hear that
    First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
  26. 1 Corinthians 14:2ἀκούει · understands [him]
    For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.
  27. 2 Corinthians 12:4ἤκουσεν · [The things] he heard
    …was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.
  28. 2 Corinthians 12:6ἀκούει · hears
    Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
  29. Galatians 1:13Ἠκούσατε · you have heard of
    For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
  30. Galatians 1:23ἀκούοντες · heard
    They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
  31. Galatians 4:21ἀκούετε · do you not understand [what]
    Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
  32. Ephesians 1:13ἀκούσαντες · having heard
    And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
  33. Ephesians 1:15ἀκούσας · I heard about
    For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
  34. Ephesians 3:2ἠκούσατε · you have heard about
    Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
  35. Ephesians 4:21ἠκούσατε · you heard of
    Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
  36. Ephesians 4:29ἀκούουσιν · who listen
    Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
  37. Philippians 1:27ἀκούω · hear
    Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,
  38. Philippians 1:30ἀκούετε · hear that
    …since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
  39. Philippians 2:26ἠκούσατε · you heard
    For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
  40. Philippians 4:9ἠκούσατε · heard [from me]
    Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
  41. Colossians 1:4ἀκούσαντες · because we have heard about
    …because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
  42. Colossians 1:6ἠκούσατε · you heard [it]
    …that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
  43. Colossians 1:9ἠκούσαμεν · we heard [about you]
    For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
  44. Colossians 1:23ἠκούσατε · you heard
    …if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
  45. 2 Thessalonians 3:11Ἀκούομεν · we hear that
    For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.
  46. 1 Timothy 4:16ἀκούοντάς · hear
    Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
  47. 2 Timothy 1:13ἤκουσας · you have heard
    Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.