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
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

Page 7 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.

1 Corinthians 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
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1 Corinthians 14:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.
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2 Corinthians 12:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.
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2 Corinthians 12:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
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Galatians 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
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Galatians 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
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Galatians 4:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says?
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Ephesians 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
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Ephesians 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
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Ephesians 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
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Ephesians 4:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
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Ephesians 4:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
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Philippians 1:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,
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Philippians 1:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
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Philippians 2:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
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Philippians 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
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Colossians 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
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Colossians 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
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Colossians 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
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Colossians 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
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2 Thessalonians 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.
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1 Timothy 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
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2 Timothy 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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2 Timothy 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
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2 Timothy 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
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2 Timothy 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
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Philemon 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
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Hebrews 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
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Hebrews 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
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Hebrews 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
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Hebrews 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
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Hebrews 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?
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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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Hebrews 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
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Hebrews 12:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.
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James 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
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James 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
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James 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
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2 Peter 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
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1 John 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
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1 John 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
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1 John 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
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1 John 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.
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1 John 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.
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1 John 2:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
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1 John 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
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1 John 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
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1 John 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
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1 John 4:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
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1 John 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
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