ἀκούω
akouō (G0191)
to hear
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The Greek word ἀκούω (akouō) is a fundamental concept in the New Testament, with a strong emphasis on its meaning of "to hear." This verb is used 436 times in the Bible, indicating its significance and widespread usage in various contexts. In its most basic sense, ἀκούω refers to the act of perceiving sound or auditory information. However, its usage extends beyond this literal meaning, encompassing a broader range of concepts related to listening, understanding, and responding to information. The word can also imply a sense of obedience or compliance, as seen in instances where individuals are instructed to "hear" or "listen" to a command or message. The frequency and versatility of ἀκούω suggest its importance in conveying the importance of attention, understanding, and response in various aspects of life, from spiritual guidance to everyday interactions.
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When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.
“A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.”
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,
Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.
“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’
“Again you have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel.
When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
Whoever doesn’t receive you, nor hear your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.
What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples
Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
He will not strive, nor shout; neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand.
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, ‘By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive:
for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again; and I would heal them.’
“But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
For most certainly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.
“Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;
What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and produces, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.”
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.
He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
Then the disciples came, and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.
Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”
and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes. Did you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing babies you have perfected praise?’ ”
“Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.
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