noun · feminine
akoas
Greekἀκοή (akoē)
Strong’sG189
hearing, faculty of hearing, ear
stem ako-24 times in the New Testamentin 12 of 27 books7 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀκοή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ἀκούω), [in LXX: Ex 15:26, al. for שׁמע, its parts and derivatives, exc. De 11:22 (שׁמר);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G189 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidak-o-ay'
hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard)
Fromfrom G191;
King Jamesaudience, ear, fame, which ye heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | akoas5×ἀκοὴ | akoais1×ἀκοαί |
| object accusative | akoan3×ἀκοὴν | akoain4×ἀκοὰς |
| direct address vocative | akoar | akoair |
| of, belonging to genitive | akoau5×ἀκοῆς | akoaiu |
| to, for dative | akoa5×ἀκοῇ | akoai1×ἀκοαῖς |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
akoa is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
24 occurrences, every one of them listed
akoas“hearing”subjectnominative singular5×
Matthew 4:24“fame”kai aperchata tas akoas autou eis holan tan Surian; kai prosferala auto pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin poikilai nosai kai basanai sunechirōtoin, daimonizerōtoin kai selēniazerōtoin kai paralutikoin, kai therapeuata autoin.News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
Mark 1:28“fame”kai exerchata tas akoas autou euthuos pantachou eis holan tan perichōran tau Galilaiau.And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.
Romans 10:17“hearing”ara tas pistias ek akoau, tas de akoas dia rēmeu Christou.Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:17“hearing”ei holem tem sōmem ofthalmos, pou tas akoas? ei holem akoas, pou tas osfrēsias?If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
1 Corinthians 12:17“hearing”ei holem tem sōmem ofthalmos, pou tas akoas? ei holem akoas, pou tas osfrēsias?If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
akoan“ears”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 14:1“report”En ekeino to kairo akouata Hērōdos tos tetraarchos tan akoan Iēsu,At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
2 Timothy 4:3“ears”eti gar kairos hote tau hugiainarōtau didaskaliau ouk anecheli, alla kata tain idiain epithumiain heautoi episōreuali didaskaloin knēthirōtois tan akoan,For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
2 Timothy 4:4“ears”kai apo men tau alētheiau tan akoan apostrefali, epi de toin muthoin ektrepili.So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
akoau“hearing”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Romans 10:17“hearing”ara tas pistias ek akoau, tas de akoas dia rēmeu Christou.Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Galatians 3:2“hearing”houtem monem thelamō mathara apo vu, ek ergeiu nomou tem pneumem lambava ē ek akoau pistiau?I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
Galatians 3:5“hearing”tos oun epichorēgarōtos vi tem pneumem kai energarōtos dunamiain en vi ek ergeiu nomou ē ek akoau pistiau?Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
1 Thessalonians 2:13“heard”Kai dia houtem kai nis eucharistanō to theo adialeiptōs, hoti paralambaratois logon akoau para nu tou theou decheva ouk logon anthrōpoiu alla kathōs alēthōs atō logon theou, hos kai energetō en vi toi pisteuarōtoi.And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.
Hebrews 4:2“heard”kai gar anō euangelizirētois kathaper kakeinois, alla ouk ōfelata tos logos tau akoau ekeinoin, mē sunkerannuirētoin ta pistia toi akouaratoi.For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.
akoa“hearing”to, fordative singular5×
Matthew 13:14“hearing”kai anaplēritō autoi tas profēteias Ēsaiou tas legarōtas; Akoa akouavi kai ouk mē suniēkaveia, kai bleparōtois blepavi kai ouk mē horaveia.In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
John 12:38“message”hina tos logos Ēsaiou tou profētou plēriteia hon legata; Kurior, tinos pisteuata ta akoa nu? kai tos brachiōnos kuriou tino apokaluptita?This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
Acts 28:26“hearing”legarōtos; Poreuisar pros ton laon houton kai legasar; Akoa akouavi kai ouk mē suniēaveia, kai bleparōtois blepavi kai ouk mē horaveia;‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
Romans 10:16“message”alla ouk pantois hupakouala te euangelie; Ēsaios gar legatō; Kurior, tinos pisteuata ta akoa nu?But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
2 Peter 2:8“heard”blemme gar kai akoa tos dikaios enkatoikarōtos en autoi hēmeran ek hēmerau psuchan dikaian anomei ergei basanizate(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard )—
akoais“ears”subjectnominative plural1×
Mark 7:35“ears”kai anoigila autou tais akoais, kai luita tos desmos tau glōssau autou, kai lalate orthōs;Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
akoain“rumors”objectaccusative plural4×
Matthew 24:6“rumors”mellavi de akouarō polemoin kai akoain polemoiu; horavōr, mē throivōr; datō gar ginera, alla oupō atō tem telem.You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Mark 13:7“rumors”hotan de akouaveia polemoin kai akoain polemoiu, mē throivōr; datō ginera, alla oupō tem telem.When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Luke 7:1“hearing”Epeidē plērata panteim teim rēmeim autou eis tain akoain tou laou, eiserchata eis Kafarnaoum.When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.
Acts 17:20“ears”xenizarōteim gar tineim eisferasō eis tain akoain nu; boulenō oun gnōskara tineim thelatō houteim arō.For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
akoai“hearing”to, fordative plural1×
Hebrews 5:11“hearing”Peri hou pollos ni tos logos kai dusermēneutos legarō, epei nōthrois ginavē tai akoai;We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.