ἀκούω

akoúō · Greek · Strong's G191 · 427 occurrences

The KJV renders 33 different Hebrew and Greek words as “come”

What it means

to hear (in various senses)

a primary verb;

How the KJV renders it

give audience, come, hearer, ken, be noised, be reported, understand

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“come”

also renders enístēmi (G1764), katérchomai (G2718), anabaínō (G305), paragínomai (G3854), phthánō (G5348), diérchomai (G1330), apérchomai (G565), páreimi (G3918), gínomai (G1096), érchomai (G2064), synérchomai (G4905), chōréō (G5562), symplēróō (G4845), katantáō (G2658), parérchomai (G3928), phérō (G5342), prosérchomai (G4334), epiporeúomai (G1975), deûte (G1205), deûro (G1204), epibaínō (G1910), hḗkō (G2240), dârak (H1869), hûwk (H1946), hâlak (H1980), hâphak (H2015), zâkar (H2142), yâlad (H3205), mᵉṭâʼ (H4291), nâthan (H5414), çᵉliq (H5559), qârâh (H7136)

“understand”

also renders eídō (G1492), epístamai (G1987), manthánō (G3129), syníēmi (G4920), noiéō (G3539), ginṓskō (G1097), pynthánomai (G4441), yâdaʻ (H3045), shâmaʻ (H8085)

“hearer”

also renders akroatḗs (G202)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

427 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 2:9 · V-AAI-3S

But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”

1 Corinthians 5:1 · V-PPI-3S

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his father’s wife.

1 Corinthians 11:18 · V-PAI-1S

For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

1 Corinthians 14:2 · V-PAI-3S

For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God, for no one understands, but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

1 John 1:1 · V-2RAI-1P-ATT

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life

1 John 1:3 · V-2RAI-1P-ATT

that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

1 John 1:5 V-2RAI-1P-ATT1 John 2:7 V-AAI-2P1 John 2:18 V-AAI-2P1 John 2:24 V-AAI-2P1 John 3:11 V-AAI-2P1 John 4:3 V-2RAI-2P-ATT1 John 4:5 V-PAI-3S1 John 4:6 V-PAI-3S1 John 5:14 V-PAI-3S1 John 5:15 V-PAI-3S1 Timothy 4:16 V-PAP-APM2 Corinthians 12:4 V-AAI-3S2 Corinthians 12:6 V-PAI-3S2 John 1:6 V-AAI-2P2 Peter 1:18 V-AAI-1P2 Thessalonians 3:11 V-PAI-1P2 Timothy 1:13 V-AAI-2S2 Timothy 2:2 V-AAI-2S2 Timothy 2:14 V-PAP-GPM2 Timothy 4:17 V-AAS-3P3 John 1:4 V-PAS-1SActs 1:4 V-AAI-2PActs 2:6 V-IAI-3PActs 2:8 V-PAI-1PActs 2:11 V-PAI-1PActs 2:22 V-AAM-2PActs 2:33 V-PAI-2PActs 2:37 V-AAP-NPMActs 3:22 V-FDI-2PActs 3:23 V-AAS-3SActs 4:4 V-AAP-GPMActs 4:19 V-PANActs 4:20 V-AAI-1PActs 4:24 V-AAP-NPMActs 5:5 V-PAP-APMActs 5:11 V-PAP-APMActs 5:21 V-AAP-NPMActs 5:24 V-AAI-3PActs 5:33 V-AAP-NPMActs 6:11 V-2RAI-1P-ATTActs 6:14 V-2RAI-1P-ATTActs 7:2 V-AAM-2PActs 7:12 V-AAP-NSMActs 7:34 V-AAI-1SActs 7:54 V-PAP-NPMActs 8:6 V-PANActs 8:14 V-AAP-NPMActs 8:30 V-AAI-3SActs 9:4 V-AAI-3SActs 9:7 V-PAP-NPMActs 9:13 V-AAI-1SActs 9:21 V-PAP-NPMActs 9:38 V-AAP-NPMActs 10:22 V-AAN

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.