verb
epakouamō
Strong’sG1873
I listen to, hear favorably
stem epakou-once in the New Testament1 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.
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future ἐπακούσομαιLXX, later ἐπακούσω Refs:—hear, with accusative of things, ὂς πάντ᾽ ἐφορᾷς καὶ πάντ᾽ ἐπακούεις, of the Sun, Refs 8th c.BC+; proverbial, ὁπποῖόν κ᾽ εἴπῃσθα ἔπος, τοῖόν κ᾽ ἐπακούσαις as thou speakest, so wilt thou be answered, Refs 8th c.BC+: with accusative of things et genitive person, ἔπος ἐμέθεν Refs 8th c.BC+
2 overhear, μή τις τῶν ἀμυήτων ἐπακούσῃ Refs 5th c.BC+
3 hear about, hear tell of, μόχθων Refs 5th c.BC+; with participle, οἷον γᾶς Ἀσίας οὐκ ἐπακούω.. βλαστὸν φύτευμα Refs 5th c.BC+
4 give ear, listen, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. μοι 'pray attend', Refs: especially of giving ear to one who prays, of God, LXX+2nd c.BC+; or to advice, commands, etc., i.e. obey, βουλῆς LXX+8th c.BC+
5 later, like{ἐπαΐω}, perceive, understand, τῶν ᾀδομένων Refs 1st c.AD+ (or, hear distinctly).
6 ἐπακούσεταί μοι ἡ δικαιοσύνη μου shall answer for me, LXX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | epakouarōntos | epakouarintos | epakouarantos | epakouarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
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 …For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold …