Strong's Lexicon
akoé: Hearing, report, fame, audience
Original Word:ἀκοή
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:akoé
Pronunciation:ah-ko-ay'
Phonetic Spelling:(ak-o-ay')
Definition:Hearing, report, fame, audience
Meaning:hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek verb ἀκούω (akouō), meaning "to hear" or "to listen."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with ἀκοή is שְׁמוּעָה (shemu'ah), Strong's Hebrew 8052, meaning "report" or "news."
Usage:The Greek word ἀκοή (akoé) primarily refers to the act of hearing or listening. It can also denote a report or news that is heard, as well as the fame or reputation that spreads through word of mouth. In the New Testament, it is often used in the context of hearing the message of the Gospel or the Word of God. It emphasizes the importance of not just physical hearing but also spiritual understanding and receptivity to divine truth.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the ancient Greco-Roman world, oral communication was a primary means of disseminating information. Public speaking and oral tradition played significant roles in education, governance, and religious practice. The concept of hearing was not limited to the physical act but extended to understanding and responding to what was heard. In Jewish culture, hearing was closely associated with obedience, as seen in the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4), which begins with "Hear, O Israel."
HELPS Word-studies
189akoḗ – properly,hearing; used ofinner(spiritual) hearing that goes with receiving faith from God (Ro 10:17), i.e. spiritual hearing (discerning God's voice; see also Gal 3:2,5, Gk text).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
akouóDefinitionhearing, the sense of hearing
NASB Translationears (4), heard (2), hearing (8), keep (2), news (3), report (2), rumors (2).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 189: ἀκοήἀκοή,
(ῆς,
ἡ, (from an assumed perfect form
ἤκοα, cf.
ἀγορά above (but cf. epic
Ακουν;
Curtius, p. 555));
1.hearing, by which one perceives sounds;sense of hearing1 Corinthians 12:17;2 Peter 2:8. Hebraistically,ἀκοήἀκούεινby hearing to hear, i. e., to perceive by hearing,Matthew 13:14;Acts 28:26 (Isaiah 6:9); cf.Winers Grammar, § 44, 8 Rem. 3, p. 339; § 54, 3, p. 466; (Buttmann, 183f (159)).
2.the organ of hearing, the ear:Mark 7:35;Luke 7:1;2 Timothy 4:3, 4;Acts 17:20;Hebrews 5:11.
3.a thing heard;
a.instruction, namely oral; specifically,the preaching of the gospel, (A. V. textreport):John 12:38;Romans 10:16f (τίςἐπίστευσετῇἀκοήἡμῶν; fromIsaiah 53:1, Hebrewשְׁמוּעָה, which in2 Samuel 4:4, etc., is renderedἀγγελία);ἀκοήπίστεωςpreaching on the necessityof faith, (GermanGlaubenspredigt),Galatians 3:2, 5;λόγοςἀκοῆς equivalent toλόγοςἀκουσθείς (cf.Winer's Grammar, 531 (494f)):1 Thessalonians 2:13;Hebrews 4:2.
b.hearsay, report, rumor;τίνος,concerning anyone:Matthew 4:24;Matthew 14:1;Matthew 24:6;Mark 1:28;Mark 13:7. (Frequent in Greek writings.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
audience, ear, report, rumor.Fromakouo; hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard) -- audience, ear, fame, which ye heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor.
see GREEKakouo
Forms and Transliterations
ακοαι ακοαί ἀκοαί ακοαις ακοαίς ἀκοαῖς ακοας ακοάς ἀκοὰς ακοη ακοή ἀκοή ἀκοὴ Ἀκοῇ ακοην ακοήν ἀκοήν ἀκοὴν ακοης ακοής ἀκοῆς ακολάστοις ακόλαστον ακολάστου akoai akoaí akoais akoaîs akoas akoàs akoe akoē akoḗ akoḕ Akoêi Akoē̂i akoen akoēn akoḗn akoḕn akoes akoês akoēs akoē̂sLinks
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