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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. 2 Timothy 2:2ἤκουσας · you have heard
    And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:14ἀκουόντων · listeners
    Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
  3. 2 Timothy 4:17ἀκούσωσιν · would hear [it]
    But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
  4. Philemon 1:5ἀκούων · because I hear about
    …because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
  5. Hebrews 2:1ἀκουσθεῖσιν · we have heard
    We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
  6. Hebrews 2:3ἀκουσάντων · heard [Him]
    …how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
  7. Hebrews 3:7ἀκούσητε · you hear
    Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
  8. Hebrews 3:15ἀκούσητε · you hear
    As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
  9. Hebrews 3:16ἀκούσαντες · heard
    For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?
  10. Hebrews 4:2ἀκούσασιν · comprehended [it]
    For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.
  11. Hebrews 4:7ἀκούσητε · you hear
    God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
  12. Hebrews 12:19ἀκούσαντες · hearers
    …to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.
  13. James 1:19ἀκοῦσαι · listen
    My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
  14. James 2:5Ἀκούσατε · Listen
    Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
  15. James 5:11ἠκούσατε · You have heard
    See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
  16. 2 Peter 1:18ἠκούσαμεν · heard
    And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
  17. 1 John 1:1ἀκηκόαμεν · we have heard
    That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
  18. 1 John 1:3ἀκηκόαμεν · heard
    We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
  19. 1 John 1:5ἀκηκόαμεν · we have heard
    And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
  20. 1 John 2:7ἠκούσατε · you have heard
    Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.
  21. 1 John 2:18ἠκούσατε · you have heard
    Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.
  22. 1 John 2:24ἠκούσατε · you have heard; ἠκούσατε
    As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
  23. 1 John 3:11ἠκούσατε · you have heard
    This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
  24. 1 John 4:3ἀκηκόατε · you have heard
    …and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
  25. 1 John 4:5ἀκούει · listens to
    They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
  26. 1 John 4:6ἀκούει · listens to; ἀκούει · does not listen to
    We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
  27. 1 John 5:14ἀκούει · He hears
    And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
  28. 1 John 5:15ἀκούει · He hears
    And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
  29. 2 John 1:6ἠκούσατε · you have heard
    And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
  30. 3 John 1:4ἀκούω · hear [that]
    I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
  31. Revelation 1:3ἀκούοντες · hear
    Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
  32. Revelation 1:10ἤκουσα · I heard
    On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
  33. Revelation 2:7ἀκουσάτω · let him hear
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
  34. Revelation 2:11ἀκουσάτω · let him hear
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
  35. Revelation 2:17ἀκουσάτω · let him hear
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
  36. Revelation 2:29ἀκουσάτω · let him hear
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
  37. Revelation 3:3ἤκουσας · heard
    Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
  38. Revelation 3:6ἀκουσάτω · let him hear
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
  39. Revelation 3:13ἀκουσάτω · let him hear
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
  40. Revelation 3:20ἀκούσῃ · hears
    Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
  41. Revelation 3:22ἀκουσάτω · let him hear
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
  42. Revelation 4:1ἤκουσα · I had previously heard
    After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
  43. Revelation 5:11ἤκουσα · I heard
    Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
  44. Revelation 5:13ἤκουσα · I heard
    And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”
  45. Revelation 6:1ἤκουσα · I heard
    Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
  46. Revelation 6:3ἤκουσα · I heard
    And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
  47. Revelation 6:5ἤκουσα · I heard
    And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.
  48. Revelation 6:6ἤκουσα · I heard
    And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”