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

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?”