ἀκούω

ἀκούω,

[in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ]

to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing.

1. Intrans.: Mark 4,3; 7,37, Jak 2,5, Åb 2,7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Matt 13,15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see: ἀκοή), Matt 13,14, ApG 28,26" (LXX) ; ὁ ἔχων ὦτα (οὖς) ἀκούειν, ἀκουσάτω, Matt 11,15, Mark 4,23, Åb 2,7, al.

2. Trans., prop. with accusative of thing(s), of thing heard, genitive of person(s), from whom heard (LS, see word): ApG 1,4 with accusative of thing(s), Matt 12,19, Joh 3,8 (Abbott, JG, 76), ApG 22,9, al.; with dupl. accusative, Joh 12,18, 1 Kor 11,18; with genitive of thing(s), Joh 7,40 (Abbott, JV, 116); τ. φωνῆς (cf. Heb. שָׁמַע בְּקוֹל, 2 Mos 18,19), Joh 5,25, 28 ApG 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, Joh 9,31, 1 Joh 5,14, 15; with accusative of thing(s), before παρά, Joh 8,26, 40 ApG 10,22, 2 Tim 2,2; id. before ἀπό, 1 Joh 1,5 with genitive pars. before ptcp., Mark 14,58, Luk 18,36, al. (On NT usage generally, see Bl., §36, 5; Cremer, 82.)