ἀκούω: G0191
hear, perceive sound; heed, give ear, obey; be heard; listen to, attend to; learn by hearing, receive report
4. listen to, attend to — Deliberate, focused listening or giving attention to a speaker or message, distinguished by cross-linguistic markers such as Swahili -sikiliza (vs -sikia), Spanish escuchar (vs oír), and Arabic اِسْتَمَعَ, indicating intentional attending rather than mere auditory perception. 10×
AR["أَنْ-نَسْمَعَ","تَسْمَعُ","سامِعينَ","سامِعًا","كانوا-يَسمَعونَ","كانَت-تَسمَعُ","وَكَانُوا-يَسْمَعُونَ","يَسْمَعوا","يَسْمَعُ"]·ben["তারা-শুনছিল","শুনছিল","শুনছিলেন","শুনতে","শুনতে-শুনতে","শোনা","শোনে"]·DE["hoeren","hört"]·EN["They-were-listening","hearing","listening","they-hear","to-hear","was-listening","was-listening-to","were-hearing"]·FR["entendre","écouter"]·heb["יִשְׁמְעוּ","לְבַרְנָבָא","לִשְׁמֹעַ","שָׁמְעָה","שָׁמְעוּ","שׁוֹמְעִים","שׁוֹמֵעַ"]·HI["निकलते-हुए","न्याय-करो","सुन-रही-थी","सुनती-थी","सुनती-रही","सुनते-थे","सुनते-हुए"]·ID["Mendengar","Mendengarkan","mendengarkan","mendengarkan,","mereka-mendengarkan"]·IT["udire"]·jav["Mirengaken","Nalika-mirengaken","Nalika-sami-mirengaken","midhangetaken","mirengaken","mirengaken,","mirengaken."]·KO["그들이-듣고-있었다","듣고-있는","듣고-있었다","듣고-있을-때","듣는-동안","듣으며","듣지-않으면","보다"]·PT["Ouvindo","ouvia;","ouviam","ouvindo","ouvir"]·RU["Слушали","Слушающего","Слушающим","послушают","слушала","слушало","слушать,","слушающего","слушая"]·ES["Lo-escuchaban","Oyendo","escuchaba","escuchaban","os-escuchen","oyendo","oyéndolos","oír"]·SW["Wakisikiliza","Walimskiliza","akiwasikiliza","alikuwa-akisikiliza","alimsikia","kuwasikiliza","wakimsikiliza","walisikiliza","wasiwasikilize"]·TR["Dinlerken","Dinliyorlardı","daha-çok","dinlerse","dinleyen","dinliyordu","dinliyorlardı"]·urd["سنتا-ہوا","سنتے-ہوئے","سننا","سنیں","سُنتی-تھی","سُنتے-تھے","وہ-سنتے-رہے"]
Mark 6:11, Luke 2:46, Luke 10:39, Luke 19:11, Luke 19:48, Luke 20:45, Acts 4:19, Acts 15:12, Acts 16:14, Acts 22:22
▼ 4 more senses below
Senses
1. hear, perceive sound — Basic auditory perception: to hear a sound, voice, word, or message with the physical ear, encompassing all active tenses, persons, numbers, and most participles of ἀκούω where the focus is on the act of hearing itself. 360×
AR["إِذْ-سَمِعا","إِذْ-سَمِعوا","إِذْ-سَمِعَ","سَمِعَ","سَمِعُوا","فَ-لَمَّا-سَمِعَ","لَمَّا-سَمِعُوا","وَ-لَمَّا-سَمِعَ"]·ben["শুনে"]·DE["hört"]·EN["Having-heard","having-heard","hearing"]·FR["entendre"]·heb["כְּשֶׁמְּעַ","כְּשֶׁשָּׁמְעוּ","כְּשֶׁשָׁמַע","כַּ-שָׁמַע","שָׁמְעוּ","שָׁמַע","שׁוֹמְעִים","שׁוֹמֵעַ"]·HI["सुनकर"]·ID["Mendengar","mendengar"]·IT["udire"]·jav["Mireng","mireng","mireng,","sasampunipun-mireng","sasampunipun-mireng,"]·KO["듣고"]·PT["Ouvindo","Tendo-ouvido","ouvindo","ouvindo,","tendo-ouvido"]·RU["Услышав","выслушав","услышав","услышав,","услышавшие"]·ES["Habiendo-oído","habiendo-oído","oyendo"]·SW["-","Akisikia","Aliposikia","akisikia","akisikia,","aliposikia","kwamba","lakini","lakini-akisikia","wakisikia","wakisikia,","walistaajabu"]·TR["Duyunca","dinleyip","duyunca","işitince","İşitince"]·urd["سن-کر","سُن-کر"]
Matt 2:3, Matt 2:9, Matt 2:22, Matt 4:12, Matt 8:10, Matt 9:12, Matt 11:2, Matt 12:24, Matt 14:13, Matt 14:13, Matt 15:12, Matt 17:6 (+38 more)
2. heed, give ear, obey — Imperative and exhortatory uses calling for responsive hearing that leads to action or obedience, including the Synoptic/Revelation formula 'let him who has ears hear' and direct commands to listen and comply. 42×
AR["اسمَعوا","اسمَعُوا","اسْمَعُوا","اِسْمَعوا","اِسْمَعُوا","فَليَسمَع","فَلْيَسْمَعْ","لِيَسمَع","لِيَسمَعْ","لِيَسْمَعْ"]·ben["শুন","শুনুক","শোন","শোনুক","শোনো","সে-শুনুক"]·DE["hoeren","hört"]·EN["hear","let-hear","let-him-hear"]·FR["entendre","écouter"]·heb["יִשְׁמַע","יִשְׁמָע","שִׁמְעוּ"]·HI["के","वह-सुने","सुने","सुने।","सुनो"]·ID["biarlah-dia-mendengar","biarlah-ia-mendengar","biarlah-ia-mendengar.","biarlah-mendengar","dengarkanlah","hendaklah-dia-mendengar","hendaklah-ia-mendengar","hendaklah-mendengar"]·IT["udire"]·jav["mirengaken","mirengi","mirengna","mirengna.","mirengnana>."]·KO["들어라","들으라","들을지니라","들을지어다","모든-이-가"]·PT["ouvi","ouvi:","ouça"]·RU["да-слышит","да-слышит.","да-услышит","слушайте","услышьте","услышьте:"]·ES["oiga","oíd","oídle","oídlo"]·SW["Mtu","asikie","msikilizeni","na-asikie","na-asikie.","sikieni"]·TR["-o","dinleyin","dinleyin.","duyun","işitsin","işitsin."]·urd["سنو","سنے","سُنو","سُنے"]
Matt 11:15, Matt 13:9, Matt 13:18, Matt 13:43, Matt 15:10, Matt 17:5, Matt 21:33, Mark 4:3, Mark 4:9, Mark 4:23, Mark 7:14, Mark 7:16 (+30 more)
3. be heard — Passive voice forms indicating that a sound, voice, prayer, or report is heard or comes to be heard, including divine passive uses where prayers are heard by God. 10×
AR["سَيُسْمَعُ","سُمِعَ","يُسمَع","يُسْمَعَ","يُسْمَعُ"]·ben["শোনা-গেছে","শোনা-গেল","শোনা-গেল,","শোনা-যাচ্ছে","শোনা-যাবে","শোনা-যায়","শোনা-হবে"]·DE["hoeren","hört"]·EN["is-heard","it-was-heard","was-heard","will-be-heard"]·FR["entendre","écouter"]·heb["יִשָּׁמַע","יִשָׁמֵעַ","נִשְׁמַע","נִשְׁמָעַת"]·HI["दिनों","सुना-गया","सुना-जाए","सुना-जाएगा","सुनाई-दी","सुनाई-देता-है","सुनी-गई","सुनी-जाएगी"]·ID["Terdengar","akan-terdengar","pernah-terdengar","terdengar","terdengar,"]·IT["udire"]·jav["Kapireng","badhé-kamirengaken","dipunmireng","dipunmirengaken,","kapireng","sampun-dipun-mireng,"]·KO["들렸다","들리리라","들리지","들린-적이-없다","들린다"]·PT["foi-ouvida","ouve-se","ouviu-se","se-ouviu","será-ouvida"]·RU["Услышано","будет-слышен","будет-услышано","был-слышен","слышано,","слышится","услышали","услышится"]·ES["Fue-oído","es-oído","fue-oída","se-ha-oído","se-oye","se-oyó","será-oída","será-oído","serán-oídas"]·SW["Ikasikiwa","ilisikika","ilisikiwa","inasikika","itasikika","itasikiwa","sikika","yatasikiwa"]·TR["duyulacak","duyuldu","duyulursa","duyuluyor","işitildi","işitilecek"]·urd["سنا-جائے-گا","سنا-گیا","سنی-گئی","سُنا-جائے","سُنائی-جائے-گی","سُنائی-دیتی-ہے","سُنی-گئی"]
5. learn by hearing, receive report — To hear about something, receive news or a report, be informed by hearing from others, often in perfect or resultative constructions emphasizing the state of having received information ('we have heard', 'I have heard'). 8×
AR["سَمِعناها","سَمِعناهُ","سَمِعْتَ","سَمِعْتُ","سَمِعْنَا","سَمِعْنَاهُ"]·ben["আমরা-শুনেছি","শুনেছ","শুনেছি","শোনা-কথাগুলিতে"]·DE["hoeren","hört"]·EN["I-have-heard","having-been-heard","heard","we-have-heard"]·FR["entendre","écouter"]·heb["כִּי","נִשְׁמָעוֹת","שָׁמַעְנוּ","שָׁמַעְתִּי","שָׁמַעְתָּ"]·HI["सुना","सुना-है","सुनी-बातों-को","हमने-सुना","हमने-सुना-है"]·ID["Kami-telah-mendengar","aku-mendengar","kami-telah-dengar","kami-telah-dengar,","kami-telah-dengar;","kami-telah-mendengar","sudah-mendengar.","yang-didengar"]·IT["udire"]·jav["Mireng-kula-sedaya","kula-mireng","mireng-kula-sedaya","mireng.","sampun-dipunmirengaken","sampun-kawula-mirengaken"]·KO["네가-들은","들었다","들었습니다","들은-것에","우리-가-들었다"]·PT["coisas-ouvidas","ouvi","ouvimos"]·RU["слышал","слышали-мы","слышали-мы,","слышанному"]·ES["Hemos-oído","cosas-oídas","he-oído","hemos-oído","oído"]·SW["Tumemsikia","mambo-tuliyosikia","nimesikia","tumemsikia","tumesikia","uliyoyasikia"]·TR["duyduk","duydun","duyulanlara","işittik","işittim"]·urd["سنا-ہے","سنا-ہے،","سنا-ہے؛","سُنا-ہے","سُنی-ہوئی-باتوں","میں-نے-سنا"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀκούω: Epic dialect imperfect ᾰκουονRefs 8th c.BC+future ἀκούσομαι (active ἀκούσω first in NT+4th c.BC+aorist ἤκουσα, Epic dialect ᾰκουσαRefs 8th c.BC+perfect ἀκήκοα, Laconian dialect ἄκουκαRefs 1st c.AD+; ἤκουκα is a late form, Refs 2nd c.AD+; later Ionic dialect ἀκήκουκαRefs 3rd c.BC+: pluperfect ἀκηκόεινRefs 5th c.BC+; old Attic dialect ἠκηκόηRefs 5th c.BC+ —rare in middle, present (see. below…