verb
eisakouomō
Strong’sG1522
I hear, listen to
stem eisakou-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
εἰσ-ακούω
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַע, also for עָנָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1522 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
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 ἐσακούσαντος τοῦ τρώματος Refs 5th c.BC+
II passive in strict sense, ἔξωθεν εἰς τὰς οἰκίας εἰσακούεται μᾶλλον ἢ ἔσωθεν ἔξω Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| eisakoueliεἰσακούσονταί | will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural | listen to | 1× |
| eisakouiliεἰσακουσθήσονται | will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural | heard | 1× |
| eisakouitaεἰσηκούσθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | heard | 2× |
| eisakouirantosεἰσακουσθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | heard | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 118, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisakouomō | eisakouome | eisakouomē | eisakouomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eisakouosō | eisakouose | eisakouosē | eisakouoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakouotō | eisakouote | eisakouotē | eisakouotelē |
| we 1st person plural | eisakouonō | eisakouone | eisakouonē | eisakouonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakouovō | eisakouove | eisakouovē | eisakouovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakouolō | eisakouole | eisakouolē | eisakouolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisakouemi | eisakouema |
| you 2nd person singular | eisakouesi | eisakouesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakoueti | eisakoueta |
| we 1st person plural | eisakoueni | eisakouena |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakouevi | eisakoueva |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakoueli1×εἰσακούσονταί | eisakouela |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisakouimi | eisakouima |
| you 2nd person singular | eisakouisi | eisakouisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakouiti | eisakouita2×εἰσηκούσθη |
| we 1st person plural | eisakouini | eisakouina |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakouivi | eisakouiva |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakouili1×εἰσακουσθήσονται | eisakouila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisakouomeiō | eisakouomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eisakouoseiō | eisakouoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakouoteiō | eisakouoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | eisakouoneiō | eisakouoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakouoveiō | eisakouoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakouoleiō | eisakouoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisakouemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | eisakoueseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakoueteia |
| we 1st person plural | eisakoueneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakoueveia |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakoueleia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisakouimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | eisakouiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakouiteia |
| we 1st person plural | eisakouineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakouiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakouileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eisakouosōr | eisakouosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakouotōr | eisakouotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakouovōr | eisakouovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakouolōr | eisakouolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eisakouesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakouetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakouevar |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakouelar |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eisakouisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakouitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakouivar |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakouilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisakouomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | eisakouosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakouotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | eisakouonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakouovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakouoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisakouemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eisakouesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakouetoia |
| we 1st person plural | eisakouenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakouevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakoueloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisakouimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eisakouisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisakouitoia |
| we 1st person plural | eisakouinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisakouivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eisakouiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eisakouorō | eisakouorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | eisakoueri | eisakouera | ||
| acted on passive voice | eisakouiri | eisakouira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eisakouorōntos | eisakouorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | eisakouerintos | eisakouerantos | ||
| acted on passive voice | eisakouirintos | eisakouirantos1×εἰσακουσθεὶς |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
eisakou 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
eisakoueli“listen to”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 14:21… to lao houto, kai oude houtōs eisakoueli mu, legatō kurios.… but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
eisakouili“heard”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 6:7… gar hoti en ta polulogia autoiu eisakouili;… their many words they will be heard.
eisakouita“heard”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 1:13… tos angelos; Mē fobosōr, Zacharior, dioti eisakouita tas deēsias su, kai tas gunaikas …… Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you …
Acts 10:31kai fēatō; Kornēlior, eisakouita su tas proseuchas kai tais eleēmosunais …… said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor …
eisakouirantos“heard”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 5:7… kraugau ischurau kai dakrueiu prosferarantos kai eisakouirantos apo tau eulabeiau,… Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.