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

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

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
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we will hear	1
when she had heard	1
when they have heard	1
which hear	1
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will	1
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ye	1
ye do hear	1
ye had heard	1
ye have	1

Verses containing G191

Page 3 of 8. 396 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Luke 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
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Luke 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
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Luke 2:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
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Luke 2:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
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Luke 4:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
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Luke 4:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.
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Luke 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
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Luke 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
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Luke 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
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Source alternate reference: 6.17
Luke 6:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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Luke 6:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
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Luke 6:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
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Luke 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
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Luke 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
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Luke 7:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: 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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Luke 7:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
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Luke 8:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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Luke 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
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Luke 8:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
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Luke 8:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Luke 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
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Luke 8:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
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Luke 8:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
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Luke 8:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
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Luke 8:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
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Luke 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
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Luke 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.
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Luke 9:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
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Luke 10:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
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Luke 10:24 · BSB · 3 occurrences
For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired 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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Luke 10:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
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Luke 11:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
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Luke 11:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; 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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Luke 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
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Luke 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
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Luke 14:35 · BSB · 2 occurrences
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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Luke 15:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
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Luke 15:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
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Luke 16:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
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Luke 16:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
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Luke 16:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’
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Luke 16:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
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Luke 18:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.
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Luke 18:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
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Luke 18:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
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Luke 18:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
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Luke 18:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
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Luke 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
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Luke 19:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
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Luke 20:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”
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