verb
epakouamō
Greekἐπακούω (epakouō)
Strong’sG1873
I listen to, hear favorably
stem epakou-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπ-ακούω
[in LXX for שָׁמַע, עָנָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1873 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epakouamaἐπήκουσά | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | listened to | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epakouamō | epakouame | epakouami | epakouama1×ἐπήκουσά | epakouamē | epakouamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epakouasō | epakouase | epakouasi | epakouasa | epakouasē | epakouaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epakouatō | epakouate | epakouati | epakouata | epakouatē | epakouatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epakouanō | epakouane | epakouani | epakouana | epakouanē | epakouanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epakouavō | epakouave | epakouavi | epakouava | epakouavē | epakouavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epakoualō | epakouale | epakouali | epakouala | epakoualē | epakoualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epakouameiō | epakouameia | epakouameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epakouaseiō | epakouaseia | epakouaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epakouateiō | epakouateia | epakouateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epakouaneiō | epakouaneia | epakouaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epakouaveiō | epakouaveia | epakouaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epakoualeiō | epakoualeia | epakoualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epakouasōr | epakouasar | epakouasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epakouatōr | epakouatar | epakouatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epakouavōr | epakouavar | epakouavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epakoualōr | epakoualar | epakoualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epakouamoiō | epakouamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epakouasoiō | epakouasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epakouatoiō | epakouatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epakouanoiō | epakouanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epakouavoiō | epakouavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epakoualoiō | epakoualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epakouarō | epakouari | epakouara | epakouarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epakouarōtos | epakouaritos | epakouaratos | epakouarētos |
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
epakou 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epakouama“listened to”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 6:2“listened to”legatō gar; Kairo dekto epakouama su kai en hēmera sōtērēau boēthama si; idou nun kairos euprosdektos, idou nun hēmeras sōtērēau;For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!