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

Revelation 8:13	Then I looked, and I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, “Woe, woe, woe to those who live on the earth because of the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!”
Revelation 9:13	The sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) a voice from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God,
Revelation 9:16	The number of mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand; I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) their number.
Revelation 9:20	The rest of mankind, those who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands so as to give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear (akouein \| ἀκούειν \| pres act inf ) or walk.
Revelation 10:4	And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was preparing to write but I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”
Revelation 10:8	Then the voice that I had heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
Revelation 11:12	Then they heard (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) a loud voice from heaven, saying to them, “Come up here!” And they arose to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them.
Revelation 12:10	Then I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) a loud voice in heaven saying, “Just now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, the one who accuses them day and night before our God.
Revelation 13:9	If anyone has an ear, let him hear! (akousatō \| ἀκουσάτω \| aor act imperative 3 sg)
Revelation 14:2	And I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The sound I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps,
Revelation 14:13	And I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes indeed!” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their labors, because their deeds will follow them!”
Revelation 16:1	Then I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) a loud voice from the temple declaring to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
Revelation 16:5	Then I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) the angel in charge of the waters say, “You are just, O Holy One, who is and who was, because you brought these judgments,
Revelation 16:7	And I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) the altar saying, “Yes indeed, O Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments!”
Revelation 18:4	Then I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive her plagues;
Revelation 18:22	And the sound of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters, will (akousthē \| ἀκουσθῇ \| aor pass subj 3 sg) never again be heard (akousthē \| ἀκουσθῇ \| aor pass subj 3 sg); craftsman of any trade will never again be found in you, and the sound of the mill will (akousthē \| ἀκουσθῇ \| aor pass subj 3 sg) never again be heard (akousthē \| ἀκουσθῇ \| aor pass subj 3 sg) in you;
Revelation 18:23	the light of a lamp will never again shine in you, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will (akousthē \| ἀκουσθῇ \| aor pass subj 3 sg) never again be heard (akousthē \| ἀκουσθῇ \| aor pass subj 3 sg) in you; for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your magic spells.
Revelation 19:1	After this I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) what sounded like the roar of a great throng in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
Revelation 19:6	Then I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) what sounded like the voice of a great multitude — it was like the roar of many waters, like the sound of crashing thunder — crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns!
Revelation 21:3	And I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and he will be with them as their God.
Revelation 22:8	I, John, am the one who heard (akouōn \| ἀκούων \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) and saw these things. And when I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me.
Revelation 22:17	The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears (akouōn \| ἀκούων \| pres act ptcp nom sg masc) say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come forward; and whoever so desires, let him receive the water of life free of charge.
Revelation 22:18	I bear witness to everyone who hears (akouonti \| ἀκούοντι \| pres act ptcp dat sg masc) the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone should add to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book;