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akoē G189

ἀκοή (akoē) means “hearing” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀκοή Greek · G189 24 tagged occurrences in 22 verses

Pronunciation guide: ak-o-ay' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0189

ἀκοή · akoē · hearing

ἀκοή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἀκούω), [in LXX: Exo.15:26, al. for שׁמע, its parts and derivatives, exc. Deu.11:22 (שׁמר) ;] 1. hearing, the sense of hearing: 1Co.12:17, 2Pe.2:8; "Hebraic dative," ἀκοῇ ακούειν (frequently in LXX; V. M, Pr., 14, 75), Mat.13:14, Act.28:26. 2. organ of hearing, the ear (Arist., al.; MM, VGT, see word): 2Ti.4:3-4; pl., Mrk.7:35, Luk.7:1, Act.17:20, Heb.5:11. 3. a thing heard, i.e., (a) a message, teaching: Jhn.12:38 and Rom.16:16,17" (LXX), Gal.3:2,5 R, mg.; λόγος ἀκοῆς, 1Th.2:13, Heb.4:2; (b) a report, rumour: with genitive, of person(s), Mat.4:24, 14:1, 24:6; Mrk.1:28 13:7 (Cremer, 82, 623; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor.

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How translators render G189

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
hearing 5
ears 3
message 2
news 2
rumors 2
ears away 1
hear 1
heard 1
reports 1
sense of hearing be 1
that you heard 1
they heard 1
were an ear 1
you will be ever hearing 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
hearing 5
ears 4
the hearing 3
fame 2
report 2
rumours 2
by hearing 1
of hearing 1
of the fame 1
preached 1
the audience 1
which ye heard 1

Verses containing G189

Page 1 of 1. 22 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 4:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

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  2. Matthew 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

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  3. Matthew 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus

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  4. Matthew 24:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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  5. Mark 1:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.

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  6. Mark 7:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.

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  7. Mark 13:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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  8. Luke 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.

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  9. John 12:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

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  10. Acts 17:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”

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  11. Acts 28:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

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  12. Romans 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”

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  13. Romans 10:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

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  14. 1 Corinthians 12:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

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  15. Galatians 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

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  16. Galatians 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

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  17. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.

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  18. 2 Timothy 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.

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  19. 2 Timothy 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

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  20. Hebrews 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

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  21. Hebrews 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

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  22. 2 Peter 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

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We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

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