For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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ἀκούω
Vocabulary form:
ajkouvw
Definition:
I hear, learn, obey, understand
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
428
GK:
201
Root:
ajkou
Forms:
ajkouvsw, h[kousa, ajkhvkoa, -, hjkouvsqhn
Cognates:
Acoustics (ajkoustikovV) is the science of sound.
Mnemonics:
I hear there is to be a coup.
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
| Matthew 2:3 | Now when king Herod heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; |
| Matthew 2:9 | And having listened (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) to the king, they continued their journey, and the star they had seen in its rising went before them until it stopped over the place where the child was. |
| Matthew 2:18 | “A voice was (ēkousthē | ἠκούσθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) heard (ēkousthē | ἠκούσθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they were no more.” |
| Matthew 2:22 | But when he heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he went into the region of Galilee. |
| Matthew 4:12 | Now when Jesus heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. |
| Matthew 5:21 | “You have heard (ēkousate | ἠκούσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and, ‘whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ |
| Matthew 5:27 | “You have heard (ēkousate | ἠκούσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ |
| Matthew 5:33 | “Again, you have heard (ēkousate | ἠκούσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not break an oath, but carry out the vows you made to the Lord.’ |
| Matthew 5:38 | “You have heard (ēkousate | ἠκούσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ |
| Matthew 5:43 | “You have heard (ēkousate | ἠκούσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ |
| Matthew 7:24 | “Therefore everyone who hears (akouei | ἀκούει | pres act ind 3 sg) these words of mine, and does them, is like the wise man, who built his house upon rock. |
| Matthew 7:26 | But everyone who hears (akouōn | ἀκούων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) these words of mine, and does not do them, will be like the foolish man who built his house on sand. |
| Matthew 8:10 | When Jesus heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he was amazed and said to those who were following, “I tell you the truth, I have not found faith like this in anyone in Israel. |
| Matthew 9:12 | But when (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) Jesus heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a doctor, but those who are sick. |
| Matthew 10:14 | And if anyone will not receive you or listen (akousē | ἀκούσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to your message, as you leave that house or that town shake off the dust from your feet. |
| Matthew 10:27 | What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you (akouete | ἀκούετε | pres act ind 2 pl) hear (akouete | ἀκούετε | pres act ind 2 pl) whispered, proclaim from the housetops. |
| Matthew 11:2 | Now when (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) John heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) in prison about (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the works of the Messiah, he sent word through his disciples, |
| Matthew 11:4 | And Jesus answered them, saying, “Go and tell John what you hear (akouete | ἀκούετε | pres act ind 2 pl) and see: |
| Matthew 11:5 | the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear (akouousin | ἀκούουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl), the dead are raised and the poor are being told the good news. |
| Matthew 11:15 | He who has ears, let him hear! (akouetō | ἀκουέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) |
| Matthew 12:19 | He will not quarrel, nor will he cry out, nor will anyone hear (akousei | ἀκούσει | fut act ind 3 sg) his voice in the streets. |
| Matthew 12:24 | But when (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) the Pharisees heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) this, they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” |
| Matthew 12:42 | The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear (akousai | ἀκοῦσαι | aor act inf ) the wisdom of Solomon; and look, something greater than Solomon is here! |
| Matthew 13:9 | He who has ears, let him hear!” (akouetō | ἀκουέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) |
| Matthew 13:13 | This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see and hearing (akouontes | ἀκούοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) they (akouousin | ἀκούουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) do (akouousin | ἀκούουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) not hear (akouousin | ἀκούουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) nor do they understand. |
| Matthew 13:14 | And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled that says: ‘You (akousete | ἀκούσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) will (akousete | ἀκούσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) surely hear (akousete | ἀκούσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) but never understand, and you will surely see but never perceive. |
| Matthew 13:15 | For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they (ēkousan | ἤκουσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) scarcely hear (ēkousan | ἤκουσαν | aor act ind 3 pl), and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear (akousōsin | ἀκούσωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’ |
| Matthew 13:16 | But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear (akouousin | ἀκούουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl). |
| Matthew 13:17 | I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you are seeing but did not see them, and to hear (akousai | ἀκοῦσαι | aor act inf ) the things you are hearing (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) them. |
| Matthew 13:18 | “Hear (akousate | ἀκούσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) then the parable of the sower: |
| Matthew 13:19 | When (akouontos | ἀκούοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) anyone hears (akouontos | ἀκούοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) the message of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. |
| Matthew 13:20 | As for the one who was sown on rocky places, this is 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) the message and immediately receives it with joy; |
| Matthew 13:22 | As for the one who was sown among thorns, this is 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) the message, but worldly anxiety and the deception of wealth choke the message and it becomes unfruitful. |
| Matthew 13:23 | As for the one who was sown on good soil, this is 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) the message and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.” |
| Matthew 13:43 | Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear! (akouetō | ἀκουέτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) |
| Matthew 14:1 | About that time Herod the tetrarch heard (ēkousen | ἤκουσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the report about Jesus. |
| Matthew 14:13 | Now when Jesus heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) about John, he left there by boat to a deserted place to be alone; but when the crowds heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) about it, they followed him on foot from the towns. |
| Matthew 15:10 | And he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Hear (akouete | ἀκούετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) and understand: |
| Matthew 15:12 | Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) what you said?” |
| Matthew 17:5 | While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased; listen (akouete | ἀκούετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) to him!” |
| Matthew 17:6 | And when the disciples heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) this, they were overcome with fear and fell face down on the ground. |
| Matthew 18:15 | “If your brother sins, go and point out his fault when the two of you are alone. If he (akousē | ἀκούσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) listens (akousē | ἀκούσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to (akousē | ἀκούσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) you, you have won back your brother. |
| Matthew 18:16 | But if he (akousē | ἀκούσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) does (akousē | ἀκούσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) not listen (akousē | ἀκούσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg), take one or two others with you so that every matter may be confirmed on the evidence of two or three witnesses. |
| Matthew 19:22 | But when the young man heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he went away greatly distressed, for he had many possessions. |
| Matthew 19:25 | When the disciples heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) this, they were greatly astounded and said, “Who then can be saved?” |
| Matthew 20:24 | When the ten heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) this, they were indignant with the two brothers. |
| Matthew 20:30 | Two blind men were sitting beside the road, and when they heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) that Jesus was passing by they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” |
| Matthew 21:16 | and they said to him, “Do you hear (akoueis | ἀκούεις | pres act ind 2 sg) what they are saying?” “Yes,” replied Jesus, “but have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have brought forth praise’?” |
| Matthew 21:33 | “Listen (akousate | ἀκούσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) to (akousate | ἀκούσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went away on a journey. |
| Matthew 21:45 | When (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) the ruling priests and the Pharisees heard (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
I can hear the baby coo.