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ὦτα / ἀκούετε

The ear (physically or mentally) · to hear (in various senses)

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οὖς G3775 the ear (physically or mentally)
Pronunciation oûs
Physical ear and metaphorical capacity to hear/understand; "having ears" idiomatically means spiritual receptiveness to God's message.
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ἀκούω G191 to hear (in various senses)
Pronunciation akoúō
Hearing that demands obedient response, not mere acoustic perception of sound
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What does ὦτα / ἀκούετε (ōta / akouete) mean in the Bible?

οὖς · ἀκούω is a Greek word meaning "ears / hear".

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Meaning

ears / hear
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 13:16 · 1 Pet 3:12 2×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 2:9 · 1 Cor 12:16 2×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Matt 13:15 · Luke 4:21 · Acts 7:51 · Acts 28:27 6×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 11:15 · Matt 13:9 · Matt 13:43 · Mark 4:9 · Mark 4:23 · Mark 7:33 · Mark 8:18 · Luke 1:44 · Luke 8:8 · Luke 9:44 · Luke 14:35 · Acts 7:57 · Acts 11:22 · Rom 11:8 · Jas 5:4 15×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 10:27 · Luke 12:3 · Luke 22:50 · Rev 2:7 · Rev 2:11 · Rev 2:17 · Rev 2:29 · Rev 3:6 · Rev 3:13 · Rev 3:22 · Rev 13:9 11×
36 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 411 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 108 ongoing 43 prospective 13 resultant 8 imperative 32 background 11 subjunctive 27 infinitive 36 participle 133
Tense
aorist 260 present 118 future 13 imperfect 11 perfect 9
Voice
active 395 passive 11 middle 5
Mood
indicative 183 participle 133 infinitive 36 imperative 32 subjunctive 27
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:18 ἠκούσθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 2:22 ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:3 ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:9 ἀκούσαντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 4:12 Ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 5:21 Ἠκούσατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:27 Ἠκούσατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:33 ἠκούσατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:38 Ἠκούσατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:43 Ἠκούσατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:24 ἀκούει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:26 ἀκούων present active participle participle Matthew 8:10 ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:12 ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:14 ἀκούσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:27 ἀκούετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 11:15 ἀκουέτω present active imperative imperative Matthew 11:2 ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 11:5 ἀκούουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:19 ἀκούσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 12:24 ἀκούσαντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 12:42 ἀκοῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:13 ἀκούοντες present active participle participle Matthew 13:14 ἀκούσετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 13:15 ἤκουσαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:15 ἀκούσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:16 ἀκούουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:17 ἀκοῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:17 ἀκούετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:17 ἤκουσαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:18 ἀκούσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 13:19 ἀκούοντος present active participle participle Matthew 13:20 ἀκούων present active participle participle Matthew 13:22 ἀκούων present active participle participle Matthew 13:23 ἀκούων present active participle participle Matthew 13:43 ἀκουέτω present active imperative imperative Matthew 13:9 ἀκουέτω present active imperative imperative Matthew 14:1 ἤκουσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:13 Ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 14:13 ἀκούσαντες aorist active participle participle +371 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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 John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 8 — The Word Heard, the Kingdom Revealed, and the Lord’s Authority Displayed Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder 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

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