Greek · Strong's G191 · Verb

ἀκούω

akouō

to hear

435times used
401verses
23books

How it's translated

Definition

ἀκούω,

[in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ]

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

1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see: ἀκοή), Mat.13:14, Act.28:26" (LXX) ; ὁ ἔχων ὦτα (οὖς) ἀκούειν, ἀκουσάτω, Mat.11:15, Mrk.4:23, Rev.2:7, al.

2. Trans., prop. with accusative of thing(s), of thing heard, genitive of person(s), from whom heard (LS, see word): Act.1:4; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.12:19, Jhn.3:8 (Abbott, JG, 76), Act…

The forms it takes

Tense

  • Aorist 62% a whole action, seen as complete
  • Present 30% ongoing or repeated action
  • Future 3% something still to come
  • Imperfect 3% ongoing action in the past
  • Perfect 2% done, and still standing

Mood and form

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Its meaning group

Sensory Events and States › Hear 55% of uses

Communication › Inform, Announce 27% of uses

Hold a View, Believe, Trust › Accept As True 15% of uses

Understand › Understand 4% of uses

Words with a similar meaning

Between Hebrew and Greek

In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:

Where it appears

Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation

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Every verse

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