εἰσᾰκούω G1522
To hear and heed, listen favorably; of God answering prayer or of people being heard
A compound of 'into' (eis) and 'hear' (akouo), this verb conveys not just hearing but hearing with favorable response -- the sense of a prayer being answered. An angel tells Zechariah, 'your prayer has been heard' (Luke 1:13), and Cornelius receives the same assurance (Acts 10:31). Jesus warns that the Gentiles think they will be heard for their many words (Matt 6:7), and Hebrews 5:7 says Christ was 'heard because of his reverent submission.' French 'exaucer' (to grant a prayer) and German 'erhoeren' (to answer favorably) beautifully capture this answering dimension, distinguishing it from ordinary hearing.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To hear favorably and respond, especially of God hearing and answering prayer. French 'exaucer' (to grant, fulfill a prayer) and German 'erhoeren' (to hear and answer) both distinguish this from mere auditory perception, emphasizing divine responsiveness. Zechariah's and Cornelius's prayers are declared 'heard' with the implication of imminent fulfillment (Luke 1:13; Acts 10:31). In Hebrews 5:7, Christ's anguished prayers are 'heard' because of his godly fear. The passive form dominates NT usage, focusing on the recipient whose prayer reaches God. In 1 Corinthians 14:21, Paul quotes Isaiah where God warns that even through foreign tongues the people will 'not listen' -- a refusal to heed. 5×
AR["اسْتُجيبَ", "سَيَسمَعونَ", "سُمِعَتْ", "يُستَجابُ-لَهُم", "ٱسْتُجِيبَتْ"]·ben["শুনবে-না", "শোনা-যাবে।", "শোনা-হয়ে", "শোনা-হয়েছে"]·DE["erhoeren", "εἰσακουσθήσονται", "εἰσηκούσθη"]·EN["having-been-heard", "they-will-be-heard", "was-heard", "will-they-listen-to"]·FR["exaucer", "être-exaucé"]·heb["יִשְׁמְעוּ-לִי", "יִשָּׁמְעוּ", "נִשְׁמְעָה", "נִשְׁמַע"]·HI["सुना-गया", "सुनी-गई", "सुनी-जाएगी", "सुनेंगे"]·ID["akan-didengarkan", "didengar", "mereka-akan-mendengarkan", "telah-didengar"]·IT["eisakoustheis", "esaudire"]·jav["badhe-dipun-mirengaken", "dipunpirengaken", "kapireng", "pandonga-panjenengan-sampun-dipun-mirengaken", "piyambakipun-badhé-mireng"]·KO["들려졌다", "들렸다", "들을-것이니라", "들음-받으리라", "들음-받으셨으니"]·PT["foi-ouvida", "me-ouvirão", "serão-ouvidos", "tendo-sido-ouvido"]·RU["будут-услышаны", "послушают", "услышана", "услышанный"]·ES["fue-oída", "habiendo-sido-oído", "me-escucharán", "serán-oídos"]·SW["alisikiwa", "hawatanisikia", "imesikiwa", "ombi-lako-limesikiwa", "watasikiwa"]·TR["dinleyecekler", "duyulacaklar", "işitildi"]·urd["سنی-گئی", "سنے-جائیں-گے", "سُنی-گئی", "سُنیں-گے"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
εἰσᾰκούω, hearken or give ear to one, ὡς ἔφατ᾽· οὐδ᾽ ἐσάκουσε.. Ὀδυσσεύς Refs 8th c.BC+; give way, yield to a request, Refs 5th c.BC+; of God, τινός or τῆς προσευχῆς LXX:—so in passive, of the prayer, NT; of the person, NT __2 in Poets, simply, hear, τούτου λέγοντος εἰσήκουσ᾽ ἐγώ, ὡς.. Refs 5th c.BC+; τίνος βροτῶν λόγον τόνδ᾽ εἰ.; Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 perceive, feel effect of, τοῦ ἐγκεφάλου…