ἀκούω

Vocabulary form:

ajkouvw

Definition:

I hear, learn, obey, understand

Frequency:

428

GK:

201

Root:

ajkou

Forms:

ajkouvsw, h[kousa, ajkhvkoa, -, hjkouvsqhn

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 20:16	He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) this, they said, “Surely not!”
Luke 20:45	As all the people were listening (akouontos \| ἀκούοντος \| pres act ptcp gen sg masc), he said to his disciples,
Luke 21:9	When you hear (akousēte \| ἀκούσητε \| aor act subj 2 pl) of wars and rebellions, do not be terrified, for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.”
Luke 21:38	And all the people came to him in the temple at dawn to listen (akouein \| ἀκούειν \| pres act inf ) to him.
Luke 22:71	Then they said, “What further need do we have of a witness? we (ēkousamen \| ἠκούσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) have (ēkousamen \| ἠκούσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) heard (ēkousamen \| ἠκούσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) it ourselves from his own lips.”
Luke 23:6	Now when (akousas \| ἀκούσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) Pilate heard (akousas \| ἀκούσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
Luke 23:8	Upon seeing Jesus, Herod was very glad, since for a long time he had been wanting to see him, because of what he had heard (akouein \| ἀκούειν \| pres act inf ) about him, and he was hoping to see some miraculous sign done by him.
John 1:37	The two disciples heard (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) him say this, and they followed Jesus.
John 1:40	Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two disciples who heard (akousantōn \| ἀκουσάντων \| aor act ptcp gen pl masc) John and followed Jesus.
John 3:8	The wind blows wherever it chooses, and you (akoueis \| ἀκούεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) hear (akoueis \| ἀκούεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) its sound, but do not know where it is coming from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
John 3:29	It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens (akouōn \| ἀκούων \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
John 3:32	He bears witness to what he has seen and heard (ēkousen \| ἤκουσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg), yet no one accepts his testimony.
John 4:1	Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
John 4:42	They said to the woman, “No longer is it because of what you said that we believe, for we (akēkoamen \| ἀκηκόαμεν \| perf act ind 1 pl) have (akēkoamen \| ἀκηκόαμεν \| perf act ind 1 pl) heard (akēkoamen \| ἀκηκόαμεν \| perf act ind 1 pl) him for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
John 4:47	When (akousas \| ἀκούσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this man heard (akousas \| ἀκούσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.
John 5:24	I tell you the solemn truth, the one (akouōn \| ἀκούων \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) who (akouōn \| ἀκούων \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) hears (akouōn \| ἀκούων \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 5:25	“I tell you the solemn truth, the hour is coming and is now here, when the dead will hear (akousousin \| ἀκούσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) will live.
John 5:28	Do not be amazed at this, because the hour is coming in which all who are in their graves will hear (akousousin \| ἀκούσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) his voice
John 5:30	I can do nothing on my own; I judge only as I hear (akouō \| ἀκούω \| pres act ind 1 sg), and my judgment is just because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
John 5:37	And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you (akēkoate \| ἀκηκόατε \| perf act ind 2 pl) have (akēkoate \| ἀκηκόατε \| perf act ind 2 pl) never heard (akēkoate \| ἀκηκόατε \| perf act ind 2 pl), his form you have never seen,
John 6:45	It stands written in the prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard (akousas \| ἀκούσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the Father and learned from him comes to me.
John 6:60	Therefore, when (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) a number of his disciples heard (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) it, they said, “This teaching is difficult; who can understand (akouein \| ἀκούειν \| pres act inf ) it?”
John 7:32	The Pharisees heard (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) the crowd secretly discussing these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.
John 7:40	After (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) hearing (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) these words, some of the crowd began to say, “This man really is the prophet.”
John 7:51	“Surely our law does not judge a man unless it first hears (akousē \| ἀκούσῃ \| aor act subj 3 sg) from him and finds out what he is doing, does it?”
John 8:9	At this, those who had heard (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) began to leave one by one, starting with the oldest; and Jesus alone was left, with the woman standing before him.
John 8:26	I have many things to say about you by way of judgment; but the one who sent me is truthful, and I say to the world only that which I have heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) from him.”
John 8:38	I speak about the things I have seen while with my Father, but you do that which you have heard (ēkousate \| ἠκούσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl) from your father.”
John 8:40	But now you are intent on killing me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) from God. This is not what Abraham did!
John 8:43	Why do you not understand the way I speak? It is because you are unable to grasp (akouein \| ἀκούειν \| pres act inf ) my message.
John 8:47	Whoever belongs to God listens (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) to (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) the words of God. The reason why you do (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) not listen (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) is that you do not belong to God.”
John 9:27	He answered them, “I told you already and you (ēkousate \| ἠκούσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl) did (ēkousate \| ἠκούσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl) not listen (ēkousate \| ἠκούσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl). Why do you want to (akouein \| ἀκούειν \| pres act inf ) hear (akouein \| ἀκούειν \| pres act inf ) it again? You do not want to become his disciples too, do you?”
John 9:31	We know that God does (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) not listen (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) to (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) him.
John 9:32	Not since time began has it been heard (ēkousthē \| ἠκούσθη \| aor pass ind 3 sg) that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.
John 9:35	Jesus heard (ēkousen \| ἤκουσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
John 9:40	Some of the Pharisees who were near him heard (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) this, and said to him, “Surely we are not blind too, are we?”
John 10:3	The watchman allows him to enter, and the sheep pay (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) attention (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) to (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) his voice; he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
John 10:8	All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) not listen (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) to them.
John 10:16	I have other sheep which are not of this fold. These too I must bring. They (akousousin \| ἀκούσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) will (akousousin \| ἀκούσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) listen (akousousin \| ἀκούσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) to (akousousin \| ἀκούσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) my voice, and there will be one flock, with one shepherd.
John 10:20	Many of them were saying, “He is demon-possessed and out of control. Why are (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) you (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) listening (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) to (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) him?”
John 10:27	My sheep listen (akouousin \| ἀκούουσιν \| pres act ind 3 pl) to (akouousin \| ἀκούουσιν \| pres act ind 3 pl) my voice, and I know them. They follow me,
John 11:4	But when Jesus heard (akousas \| ἀκούσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he said, “This illness will not lead to death, but is for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
John 11:6	So when he heard (ēkousen \| ἤκουσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) that Lazarus was ill, he stayed where he was for two more days.
John 11:20	So when Martha heard (ēkousen \| ἤκουσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary remained in the house.
John 11:29	So when Mary heard (ēkousen \| ἤκουσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) this, she got up quickly and went to him.
John 11:41	So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard (ēkousas \| ἤκουσας \| aor act ind 2 sg) me.
John 11:42	I know that you (akoueis \| ἀκούεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) always hear (akoueis \| ἀκούεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
John 12:12	The next day the large crowd that had come to the festival, on hearing (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
John 12:18	For this reason the crowd went to meet him, that is, because they heard (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) he had performed this sign.
John 12:29	The crowd that was standing there and had heard (akousas \| ἀκούσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the voice said that it was thunder; others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”

ἀκούω

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