#41 · 430× in the NT · verb

ἀκούω

I hear, I listen

History

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In the NT

  • καθὼς ἀκούω κρίνω

    as I hear, I judge

    John 5:30 · dictionary form

  • καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος

    and the two disciples heard him speaking

    John 1:37 · 3pl aorist

  • ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη τοῖς ἀρχαίοις

    you have heard that it was said to the ancients

    Matt 5:21 · 2pl aorist

Morphology

Present active indicative, 1sg · ω-verb

Takes genitive of the person heard, accusative of the thing heard. Principal parts: ἀκούω, ἀκούσω, ἤκουσα, ἀκήκοα, —, ἠκούσθην.

Often genitive of the person heard, accusative of the thing heard. Aorist ἤκουσα / ἤκουσεν. You will see ἠκούσατε in the Sermon on the Mount.

Further reading

Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.