For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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ἀκούω
Vocabulary form:
ἀκούω
Definition:
I hear; understand, obey
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
428
GK:
201
Cognates:
Acoustics (ajkoustikovV) is the science of sound.
Mnemonic Singing:
My faith looks up to thee,
thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine;
now hear me while I pray,
take all my guilt away,
O let me from this day be wholly thine.
Notes:
ajkouvw can take a direct object in either the genitive or accusative.
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 1:66 | All who heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) took these things to their heart, saying, “What, then, will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him. |
| Luke 2:18 | And all who heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) marveled about what had been told to them by the shepherds. |
| Luke 2:20 | Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard (ēkousan | ἤκουσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) and seen, just as it had been told them. |
| Luke 2:46 | Then after three days they found him in the temple, seated in the midst of the teachers, listening (akouonta | ἀκούοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) to them and asking them questions. |
| Luke 2:47 | And all who heard (akouontes | ἀκούοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. |
| Luke 4:23 | And he said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard (ēkousamen | ἠκούσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) happened in Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.” |
| Luke 4:28 | And everyone in the synagogue was filled with wrath when they heard (akouontes | ἀκούοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) these things. |
| Luke 5:1 | It happened that, when the crowd was pressing around him and listening (akouein | ἀκούειν | pres act inf ) to the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret |
| Luke 5:15 | Then the word about him spread even more, and large crowds would come together to hear (akouein | ἀκούειν | pres act inf ) him and to be healed of their diseases. |
| Luke 6:18 | They had come to hear (akousai | ἀκοῦσαι | aor act inf ) him speak and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were healed. |
| Luke 6:27 | “But I say to you who are listening (akouousin | ἀκούουσιν | pres act ptcp dat pl masc) to me: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you, |
| Luke 6:47 | Everyone who comes to me and hears (akouōn | ἀκούων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) my words and does them — I will show you whom he is like: |
| Luke 6:49 | But the one who hears (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) and does not do them is like a man building a house on the ground without a foundation; when the river burst against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.” |
| Luke 7:3 | When the centurion heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. |
| Luke 7:9 | When Jesus heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) these things, he admired him. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” |
| Luke 7:22 | Then he answered, them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: (ēkousate | ἠκούσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear (akouousin | ἀκούουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl), the dead are raised, the poor have good news brought to them. |
| Luke 7:29 | When (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) all the people including the tax collectors (those who had been baptized by John) heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, they declared God just; |
| Luke 8:8 | Other seed fell into good soil, and when it came up, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” As he was saying these things he began to call out, “Let (akouetō | ἀκουέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) the one who has ears to hear (akouein | ἀκούειν | pres act inf ), hear.” (akouetō | ἀκουέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) |
| Luke 8:10 | He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but to the rest I speak in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing (akouontes | ἀκούοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) they may not understand. |
| Luke 8:12 | Those along the path are the ones who hear (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) — then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved. |
| Luke 8:13 | Those that fall on rock are the ones who, when they hear (akousōsin | ἀκούσωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) the word, receive it with joy; but they have no root — they believe for a while but in a time of testing they fall away. |
| Luke 8:14 | As for what fell among the thorns — these are the ones who hear (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc), but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bring fruit to maturity. |
| Luke 8:15 | But as for that in the good soil — these are the ones who, having (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) with an honest and good heart, hold firmly onto the word and bear fruit through patient endurance. |
| Luke 8:18 | “Take care, then, how you hear! (akouete | ἀκούετε | pres act ind 2 pl) For whoever has — more will be given to him; and whoever does not have — even what he seems to have will be taken away from him.” |
| Luke 8:21 | In response he said to them, “Those who hear (akouontes | ἀκούοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) and do the word of God are my mother and my brothers.” |
| Luke 8:50 | When (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) Jesus heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he said to him, “Do not be afraid, only believe, and she will get better.” |
| Luke 9:7 | Now Herod the tetrarch heard (ēkousen | ἤκουσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed because it was being said by some that John had been raised from the dead, |
| Luke 9:9 | Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear (akouō | ἀκούω | pres act ind 1 sg) such things?” So he was trying to see him. |
| Luke 9:35 | Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, the Chosen One; listen (akouete | ἀκούετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) to (akouete | ἀκούετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) him!” |
| Luke 10:16 | “The one who listens (akouōn | ἀκούων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to you listens (akouei | ἀκούει | pres act ind 3 sg) to (akouei | ἀκούει | pres act ind 3 sg) me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.” |
| Luke 10:24 | For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear (akousai | ἀκοῦσαι | aor act inf ) what you hear (akouete | ἀκούετε | pres act ind 2 pl), but did (ēkousan | ἤκουσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) not hear (ēkousan | ἤκουσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) it.” |
| Luke 10:39 | She had a sister called Mary, who, after she had seated herself at the feet of the Lord, was listening (ēkouen | ἤκουεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to his teaching. |
| Luke 11:28 | But he said, “On the contrary, blessed rather are those who hear (akouontes | ἀκούοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the word of God and keep it!” |
| Luke 11:31 | The queen of the South will rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear (akousai | ἀκοῦσαι | aor act inf ) the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. |
| Luke 12:3 | All that you said in the darkness will (akousthēsetai | ἀκουσθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) be (akousthēsetai | ἀκουσθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) heard (akousthēsetai | ἀκουσθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) in the light, and what you said in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. |
| Luke 14:15 | When one of those reclining at table with him heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) him say these things, he said to him, “Blessed is the person who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” |
| Luke 14:35 | Neither for soil or for the dung-heap is it of any use; they throw it away. The one who has ears to hear (akouein | ἀκούειν | pres act inf ), let him hear.” (akouetō | ἀκουέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) |
| Luke 15:1 | Now all the tax collectors and the sinners used to come near to listen (akouein | ἀκούειν | pres act inf ) to him. |
| Luke 15:25 | “Meanwhile his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard (ēkousen | ἤκουσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) music and dancing. |
| Luke 16:2 | So he called him in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear (akouō | ἀκούω | pres act ind 1 sg) about you? Hand over the account of your stewardship, because you cannot be my manager any longer.’ |
| Luke 16:14 | The Pharisees (who were lovers of money) heard (ēkouon | ἤκουον | imperf act ind 3 pl) all these things, and they ridiculed him. |
| Luke 16:29 | But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen (akousatōsan | ἀκουσάτωσαν | aor act imperative 3 pl) to them.’ |
| Luke 16:31 | He said to him, ‘If they (akouousin | ἀκούουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) do (akouousin | ἀκούουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) not listen (akouousin | ἀκούουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) to (akouousin | ἀκούουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded should someone rise from the dead.’” |
| Luke 18:6 | And the Lord said, “Hear (akousate | ἀκούσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) what the unrighteous judge says. |
| Luke 18:22 | Upon hearing (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, Jesus said to him, “One thing you still lack: sell all that you have and distribute the proceeds to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” |
| Luke 18:23 | But when (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) he heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he became very sad, for he was extremely wealthy. |
| Luke 18:26 | Those who (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) it said, “Who, then, can be saved?” |
| Luke 18:36 | When he heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) a crowd going by, he inquired what this might be. |
| Luke 19:11 | As they were listening (akouontōn | ἀκουόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) to this, he went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. |
| Luke 19:48 | but they could not find what they might do, because all the people were hanging on his words (akouōn | ἀκούων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc). |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
I hear that there is a coup taking place.