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

John 8:9	At this, those who had heard (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) began to leave one by one, starting with the oldest; and Jesus alone was left, with the woman standing before him.
John 8:26	I have many things to say about you by way of judgment; but the one who sent me is truthful, and I say to the world only that which I have heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) from him.”
John 8:38	I speak about the things I have seen while with my Father, but you do that which you have heard (ēkousate \| ἠκούσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl) from your father.”
John 8:40	But now you are intent on killing me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard (ēkousa \| ἤκουσα \| aor act ind 1 sg) from God. This is not what Abraham did!
John 8:43	Why do you not understand the way I speak? It is because you are unable to grasp (akouein \| ἀκούειν \| pres act inf ) my message.
John 8:47	Whoever belongs to God listens (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) to (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) the words of God. The reason why you do (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) not listen (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) is that you do not belong to God.”
John 9:27	He answered them, “I told you already and you (ēkousate \| ἠκούσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl) did (ēkousate \| ἠκούσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl) not listen (ēkousate \| ἠκούσατε \| aor act ind 2 pl). Why do you want to (akouein \| ἀκούειν \| pres act inf ) hear (akouein \| ἀκούειν \| pres act inf ) it again? You do not want to become his disciples too, do you?”
John 9:31	We know that God does (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) not listen (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) to (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) him.
John 9:32	Not since time began has it been heard (ēkousthē \| ἠκούσθη \| aor pass ind 3 sg) that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.
John 9:35	Jesus heard (ēkousen \| ἤκουσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
John 9:40	Some of the Pharisees who were near him heard (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) this, and said to him, “Surely we are not blind too, are we?”
John 10:3	The watchman allows him to enter, and the sheep pay (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) attention (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) to (akouei \| ἀκούει \| pres act ind 3 sg) his voice; he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
John 10:8	All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) not listen (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) to them.
John 10:16	I have other sheep which are not of this fold. These too I must bring. They (akousousin \| ἀκούσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) will (akousousin \| ἀκούσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) listen (akousousin \| ἀκούσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) to (akousousin \| ἀκούσουσιν \| fut act ind 3 pl) my voice, and there will be one flock, with one shepherd.
John 10:20	Many of them were saying, “He is demon-possessed and out of control. Why are (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) you (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) listening (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) to (akouete \| ἀκούετε \| pres act ind 2 pl) him?”
John 10:27	My sheep listen (akouousin \| ἀκούουσιν \| pres act ind 3 pl) to (akouousin \| ἀκούουσιν \| pres act ind 3 pl) my voice, and I know them. They follow me,
John 11:4	But when Jesus heard (akousas \| ἀκούσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he said, “This illness will not lead to death, but is for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
John 11:6	So when he heard (ēkousen \| ἤκουσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) that Lazarus was ill, he stayed where he was for two more days.
John 11:20	So when Martha heard (ēkousen \| ἤκουσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary remained in the house.
John 11:29	So when Mary heard (ēkousen \| ἤκουσεν \| aor act ind 3 sg) this, she got up quickly and went to him.
John 11:41	So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard (ēkousas \| ἤκουσας \| aor act ind 2 sg) me.
John 11:42	I know that you (akoueis \| ἀκούεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) always hear (akoueis \| ἀκούεις \| pres act ind 2 sg) me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
John 12:12	The next day the large crowd that had come to the festival, on hearing (akousantes \| ἀκούσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
John 12:18	For this reason the crowd went to meet him, that is, because they heard (ēkousan \| ἤκουσαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) he had performed this sign.
John 12:29	The crowd that was standing there and had heard (akousas \| ἀκούσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the voice said that it was thunder; others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”