verb
epakroemō
Greekἐπακροάομαι (epakroaomai)
Strong’sG1874
I listen to, hear
stem epakro-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἐπ-ακροάομαι, -ῶμαι
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1874 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epakroeleἐπηκροῶντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural | listening 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 | epakroemō | epakroeme | epakroemi | epakroema | epakroemē | epakroemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epakroesō | epakroese | epakroesi | epakroesa | epakroesē | epakroeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epakroetō | epakroete | epakroeti | epakroeta | epakroetē | epakroetelē |
| we 1st person plural | epakroenō | epakroene | epakroeni | epakroena | epakroenē | epakroenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epakroevō | epakroeve | epakroevi | epakroeva | epakroevē | epakroevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epakroelō | epakroele1×ἐπηκροῶντο | epakroeli | epakroela | epakroelē | epakroelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epakroemeiō | epakroemeia | epakroemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epakroeseiō | epakroeseia | epakroeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epakroeteiō | epakroeteia | epakroeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epakroeneiō | epakroeneia | epakroeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epakroeveiō | epakroeveia | epakroeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epakroeleiō | epakroeleia | epakroeleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epakroesōr | epakroesar | epakroesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epakroetōr | epakroetar | epakroetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epakroevōr | epakroevar | epakroevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epakroelōr | epakroelar | epakroelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epakroemoiō | epakroemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epakroesoiō | epakroesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epakroetoiō | epakroetoia |
| we 1st person plural | epakroenoiō | epakroenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epakroevoiō | epakroevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epakroeloiō | epakroeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epakroerō | epakroeri | epakroera | epakroerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epakroerōtos | epakroeritos | epakroeratos | epakroerētos |
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
epakro 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
epakroele“listening to”was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 16:25“listening to”Kata de tem mesonuktiem Paulos kai Silaos proseucherōtois humnale ton theon, epakroele de autoiu tois desmiois;About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.