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ἀκοή

Hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard)

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ἀκοή G189
Pronunciation akoḗ

What does ἀκοή (akoḗ) mean in the Bible?

ἀκοή (akoḗ) is a Greek word meaning "hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard)". ἀκοή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἀκούω), [in LXX: Exo. Faith arises from hearing the proclaimed word about Christ. This term runs through the canonical themes of Faith, Messiah, Revelation.

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Meaning

hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard)
Extended definition

The thing heard rather than merely the act of hearing; doctrine, message, or report received.

(ἀκούω), [in LXX: Exo.15:26, al. for שׁמע, its parts and derivatives, exc. Deu.11:22 (שׁמר) ;]

1hearing, the sense of hearing: 1Co.12:17, 2Pe.2:8; "Hebraic dative," ἀκοῇ ακούειν (frequently in LXX; V. M, Pr., 14, 75), Mat.13:14, Act.28:26.
2organ of hearing, the ear (Arist., al.; MM, VGT, see word): 2Ti.4:3-4; pl., Mrk.7:35, Luk.7:1, Act.17:20, Heb.5:11.
3a thing heard, i.e.,
aa message, teaching: Jhn.12:38 and Rom.16:16,17" (LXX), Gal.3:2,5 R, mg.; λόγος ἀκοῆς, 1Th.2:13, Heb.4:2;
ba report, rumour: with genitive, of person(s), Mat.4:24, 14:1, 24:6; Mrk.1:28 13:7 (Cremer, 82, 623; MM, VGT, see word).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Faith arises from hearing the proclaimed word about Christ. Romans 10:14-21
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:24 · Mark 1:28 · Rom 10:17 · 1 Cor 12:17 5×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Mark 7:35 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rom 10:17 · Gal 3:2 · Gal 3:5 · 1 Thess 2:13 · Heb 4:2 5×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 13:14 · John 12:38 · Acts 28:26 · Rom 10:16 · 2 Pet 2:8 5×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Heb 5:11 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 24:6 · Mark 13:7 · Luke 7:1 · Acts 17:20 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 14:1 · 2 Tim 4:3 · 2 Tim 4:4 3×
24 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Canonical Themes
Faith MessiahRevelation
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses
Romans 10:14-21 ἀκοή akoḗ Nominative · Singular · Feminine
Hearing, report, message heard.
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἀκοή · ἀκούω G189, G191
Hear, hear with the ear
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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