GreekG0191Verb

ἀκούω

akouō

401Occurrences
G0191Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to hear (in various senses)

a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing.
1.Intrans.
2.Trans., prop. with accusative of thing(s), of thing heard, genitive of person(s), from whom heard
LXX: chiefly for שׁמע

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἀκούω appears 401 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
87
Matthew
59
Luke
58
John
54
Revelation
43
Mark
41
1 John
12
Hebrews
8

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:18BSB

First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

Acts 26:3BSB

especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.

John 18:37BSB

“Then You are a king!” Pilate said.“You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

Luke 8:13BSB

The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

Mark 16:11BSB

And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.

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