akouō G191

ἀκούω (akouō) means “to hear” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀκούω Greek · G191 426 tagged occurrences in 396 verses

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

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0191

ἀκούω · akouō · to hear

ἀκούω, [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see: ἀκοή), Mat.13:14, Act.28:26" (LXX) ; ὁ ἔχων ὦτα (οὖς) ἀκούειν, ἀκουσάτω, Mat.11:15, Mrk.4:23, Rev.2:7, al. 2. Trans., prop. with accusative of thing(s), of thing heard, genitive of person(s), from whom heard (LS, see word): Act.1:4; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.12:19, Jhn.3:8 (Abbott, JG, 76), Act.22:9, al.; with dupl. accusative, Jhn.12:18, 1Co.11:18; with genitive of thing(s), Jhn.7:40 (Abbott, JV, 116); τ. φωνῆς (cf. Heb. שָׁמַע בְּקוֹל, Exo.18:19), Jhn.5:25, 28 Act.9:7 (on the distinction bet. this and ἀ. φωνήν, ib. 4, see M, Pr., 66; Field, Notes, 117; Abbott, Essays, 93f.); of God answering prayer, Jhn.9:31, 1Jn.5:14, 15; with accusative of thing(s), before παρά, Jhn.8:26, 40 Act.10:22, 2Ti.2:2; id. before ἀπό, 1Jn.1:5; with genitive pars. before ptcp., Mrk.14:58, Luk.18:36, al. (On NT usage generally, see Bl., §36, 5; Cremer, 82.) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.

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How translators render G191

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
heard	44
i heard	26
hear	24
you have heard	19
to hear	17
let him hear	15
heard this	14
hears	14
you hear	9
listen	8
listen to	7
heard about this	5
hearing	5
on hearing	5
they heard	5
we have heard	5
he heard	4
hearing this	4
and heard	3
he hears	3
heard about	3
i hear	3
listens to	3
to listen to	3
when they heard	3
when they heard this	3
will hear	3
you heard	3
did not hear it	2
do you not hear	2
does not listen to	2
has heard	2
hear that	2
heard him	2
heard it	2
i had heard	2
i have heard	2
jesus heard	2
listen to me	2
listened to	2
listening to	2
listens	2
they had heard	2
they hardly hear	2
we heard	2
who heard this	2
will listen	2
you hear of	2
accept	1
among those listening	1
and i heard	1
and when the people heard	1
as they had been told	1
be heard	1
because i hear about	1
because we have heard about	1
can they hear	1
comprehended it	1
consider	1
could not hear	1
did not listen to	1
did they not hear	1
do you hear	1
do you not understand what	1
does not listen	1
ever hearing	1
found out about it	1
found out about this	1
had heard	1
have heard	1
have not heard	1
have told me	1
having heard	1
he does listen to	1
he had heard	1
he listened	1
he listens to	1
he will not listen	1
hear of	1
heard about john	1
heard from me	1
heard of	1
heard that	1
heard this statement	1
heard what had happened	1
hearers	1
hears my words	1
hears them	1
heed	1
i had previously heard	1
i have learned	1
i hear that	1
i heard about	1
in the hearing	1
is heard	1
is whispered	1
let your brothers listen to	1
listen for	1
listened	1
listeners	1
listens for	1
mary heard this	1
on hearing it	1
on hearing this	1
on his words	1
overheard them	1
reached	1
reaches	1
reported that there is	1
the believers heard this	1
the centurion heard	1
the crowd listened	1
the men heard this	1
the people heard this	1
the things he heard	1
the witnesses heard	1
they could not understand	1
they do not hear	1
they do not listen to	1
they have not heard	1
they hear	1
they hear it	1
they heard about	1
they heard that	1
they will certainly hear	1
they will listen to	1
though hearing	1
to accept	1
to hear him	1
to hear it	1
to hear this	1
to listen	1
understand	1
understands him	1
vvv	1
was listening to	1
we have heard it	1
we have heard that	1
we have not even heard	1
we hear	1
we hear that	1
we heard about you	1
we want to hear	1
were aware	1
were listening to	1
when he learned	1
when the council members heard this	1
when the people heard this	1
when the ruler heard	1
when the woman heard	1
who hear	1
who heard him	1
who heard the message	1
who listen	1
will be heard	1
will never call out	1
will never ring out	1
worth hearing	1
would hear	1
would hear it	1
would you listen to	1
you always hear	1
you did not listen	1
you have heard about	1
you have heard of	1
you have never heard	1
you heard it	1
you heard of	1
you listen	1
you must listen to	1
you will be ever hearing	1
you will hear	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
heard	88
hear	40
to hear	26
i heard	25
let him hear	16
when	16
when they heard	14
ye have heard	14
heareth	12
hearing	12
they heard	10
had heard	9
we have heard	6
ye hear	6
i have heard	5
hear ye	4
hearken	4
shall be heard	4
they hear	4
when he heard	4
when they had heard	4
ye shall hear	4
and heard	3
he heareth	3
they had heard	3
they that hear	3
they that heard	3
thou hast heard	3
ye will hear	3
did	2
for to hear	2
have	2
have heard	2
he had heard	2
he heard	2
he that heareth	2
hearest thou	2
i hear	2
shall hear	2
shall ye hear	2
that hear	2
that heard	2
that heareth	2
they have heard	2
thou hearest	2
we heard	2
ye have heard of	2
ye heard	2
after i heard	1
after that ye heard	1
after they heard	1
and	1
and having heard	1
are	1
audience	1
came	1
come	1
do ye	1
ears	1
gave audience	1
give audience	1
having heard	1
he hear	1
he shall hear	1
he will	1
heard i	1
heard me	1
heard this	1
i had heard	1
i may hear	1
in the audience	1
in them that heard	1
it hear	1
it is reported	1
it was noised	1
let him that heareth	1
let them hear	1
man understandeth	1
might hear	1
of the hearers	1
of them which heard	1
one that heareth	1
shall	1
shall they hear	1
she heard	1
should hear	1
shouldest hear	1
such as hear	1
that i hear	1
that they should	1
that thou wouldest hear	1
them	1
them that hear	1
them that heard	1
they gave	1
they have	1
they heard that	1
they may hear	1
they shall hear	1
they which heard	1
they will hear	1
thou shalt hear	1
to hearken	1
to the things which we have heard	1
unto the hearers	1
was it	1
was there	1
we do hear	1
we hear	1
we will hear	1
when she had heard	1
when they have heard	1
which hear	1
which heard	1
will	1
will hear it	1
ye	1
ye do hear	1
ye had heard	1
ye have	1

Verses containing G191

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Matthew 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
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Matthew 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
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Matthew 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
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Matthew 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
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Matthew 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
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Matthew 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
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Matthew 5:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
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Matthew 5:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
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Matthew 5:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
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Matthew 5:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
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Matthew 7:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
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Matthew 7:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
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Matthew 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
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Matthew 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
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Matthew 10:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
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Matthew 10:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
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Matthew 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
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Matthew 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
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Matthew 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
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Matthew 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who has ears, let him hear.
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Matthew 12:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.
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Matthew 12:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
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Matthew 12:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
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Matthew 13:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He who has ears, let him hear.”
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Matthew 13:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
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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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Matthew 13:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
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Matthew 13:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
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Matthew 13:17 · BSB · 3 occurrences
For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
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Matthew 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
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Matthew 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
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Matthew 13:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
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Matthew 13:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
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Matthew 13:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
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Matthew 13:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
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Matthew 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
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Matthew 14:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
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Matthew 15:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
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Matthew 15:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
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Matthew 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
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Matthew 17:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
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Matthew 18:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
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Matthew 18:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
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Matthew 19:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
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Matthew 19:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
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Matthew 20:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
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Matthew 20:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
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Matthew 21:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
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Matthew 21:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
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Matthew 21:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
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