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

Acts 11:22	The report of all this was heard (ēkousthē \| ἠκούσθη \| aor pass ind 3 sg) in the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.
Acts 13:7	who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear (akousai \| ἀκοῦσαι \| aor act inf ) the word of God.
Acts 13:16	So Paul stood up, and gesturing with his hand, said, “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen: (akousate \| ἀκούσατε \| aor act imperative 2 pl)
Acts 13:44	On the following Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear (akousai \| ἀκοῦσαι \| aor act inf ) the word of the Lord.
Acts 13:48	When the Gentiles heard (akouonta \| ἀκούοντα \| pres act ptcp nom pl neut) this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
Acts 14:9	This man listened (ēkousen \| ἤκουσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) to Paul speaking. Looking intently at him, Paul saw that he had faith to be healed,
Acts 14:14	But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) of it, they tore their clothes, rushed out into the crowd, and shouted,
Acts 15:7	After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, you know that in days of old God made a choice among you, that through my mouth the Gentiles should hear (akousai \| ἀκοῦσαι \| aor act inf ) the message of the gospel and believe.
Acts 15:12	And the entire assembly fell silent, and listened (ēkouon \| ἤκουον \| imperf act ind 3 pl) to Barnabas and Paul recounting all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the Gentiles.
Acts 15:13	When they finished speaking, James replied, saying, “My brothers, listen (akousate \| ἀκούσατε \| aor act imperative 2 pl) to me.
Acts 15:24	Since we have heard (ēkousamen \| ἠκούσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) that some from among us have gone out and troubled you with their words, unsettling your minds — we had given them no such instructions —
Acts 16:14	And a certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple cloths from the city of Thyatira, a worshipper of God, listened (ēkouen \| ἤκουεν \| imperf act ind 3 sg); and the Lord opened her heart to respond to what was said by Paul.
Acts 16:38	The constables reported these words to the magistrates. And they were afraid when they heard (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) that they were Roman citizens.
Acts 17:8	And they stirred up the people and the city authorities who heard (akouontas \| ἀκούοντας \| pres act ptcp acc pl masc) these things.
Acts 17:21	(Now all the Athenians and the foreigners living there used to spend their time in nothing else than to tell or to hear (akouein \| ἀκούειν \| pres act inf ) something new.)
Acts 17:32	Now when they heard (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, but others said, “We will hear (akousometha \| ἀκουσόμεθα \| fut mid ind 1 pl) you again about this.”
Acts 18:8	Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household; and many of the Corinthians upon hearing (akouontes \| ἀκούοντες \| pres act ptcp nom pl masc) about it, believed and were baptized.
Acts 18:26	He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when they heard (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) him, Priscilla and Aquila took him and explained more accurately to him the way of God.
Acts 19:2	and said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “Why, we (ēkousamen \| ἠκούσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) have (ēkousamen \| ἠκούσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) not even heard (ēkousamen \| ἠκούσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) if there is a Holy Spirit.”
Acts 19:5	Upon hearing (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:10	This went on for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard (akousai \| ἀκοῦσαι \| aor act inf ) the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
Acts 19:26	And you see and hear (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made by hand are not gods at all.
Acts 19:28	When they heard (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) this, they were filled with anger and began to cry out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 21:12	When we heard (ēkousamen \| ἠκούσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) this, both we and the local people urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
Acts 21:20	And when (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) they heard (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) it, they began to praise God. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and they are all zealous for the law.