ἀκούω | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

ἀκούω

Definition

I hear, learn, obey, understand

Erasmian

Modern

Root

ἀκου

Frequency

428

201

Forms

ἀκούσω, ἤκουσα, ἀκήκοα, -, ἠκούσθην

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.

Song

Notes

ἀκούω 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.