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Lexicon :: Strong's G1873 - epakouō

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ἐπακούω
Transliteration
epakouō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ak-oo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:222,34

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπακούω epakoúō, ep-ak-oo'-o; from G1909 and G191; to hearken (favorably) to:—hear.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1873 in the following manner: hear (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1873 in the following manner: hear (1x).

  1. to give ear to, listen to

    1. to perceive by the ear

  2. to listen to

    1. to hear with favour, grant one's request

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπακούω epakoúō, ep-ak-oo'-o; from G1909 and G191; to hearken (favorably) to:—hear.
STRONGS G1873:
ἐπακούω: 1 aorist ἐπήκουσά; from Homer down; Sept. often for עָנָה and שָׁמַע;
1. to give ear to, listen to; to perceive by the ear.
2. to listen to i. e. hear with favor, grant one's prayer, (Aeschylus choëph. 725; τῶν εὐχῶν, Lucian, Tim. 34): τινός, to hearken to one, 2 Corinthians 6:2 from Isaiah 49:8; often so in the Sept.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
49:8
2 Corinthians
6:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1873 matches the Greek ἐπακούω (epakouō),
which occurs 88 times in 81 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 16:11–Psa 60:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:11 - And the angel also said, “You are now pregnant and will give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael (which means ‘God hears’), for the LORD has heard your cry of distress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20 - As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful and multiply his descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:17 - But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “Hagar, what’s wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:21 - Isaac pleaded with the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The LORD answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:6 - Rachel named him Dan,[fn] for she said, “God has vindicated me! He has heard my request and given me a son.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:17 - And God answered Leah’s prayers. She became pregnant again and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:22 - Then God remembered Rachel’s plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:33 - In the future, when you check on the animals you have given me as my wages, you’ll see that I have been honest. If you find in my flock any goats without speckles or spots, or any sheep that are not black, you will know that I have stolen them from you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:3 - We are now going to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who answered my prayers when I was in distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:14 - There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the LORD answered such a prayer. Surely the LORD fought for Israel that day!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:2 - He told them, “You have done as Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you, and you have obeyed every order I have given you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:17 - Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:9 - God answered Manoah’s prayer, and the angel of God appeared once again to his wife as she was sitting in the field. But her husband, Manoah, was not with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:9 - So Samuel took a young lamb and offered it to the LORD as a whole burnt offering. He pleaded with the LORD to help Israel, and the LORD answered him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:18 - When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but then the LORD will not help you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:15 - “Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul.
“Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:14 - Then the king ordered that they bury the bones in the tomb of Kish, Saul’s father, at the town of Zela in the land of Benjamin. After that, God ended the famine in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:7 - But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;
yes, I cried to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry reached his ears.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:25 - David built an altar there to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And the LORD answered his prayer for the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:24 - Then call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by setting fire to the wood is the true God!” And all the people agreed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:26 - So they prepared one of the bulls and placed it on the altar. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning until noontime, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no reply of any kind. Then they danced, hobbling around the altar they had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:36 - At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,[fn] prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:37 - O LORD, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:4 - Then Jehoahaz prayed for the LORD’s help, and the LORD heard his prayer, for he could see how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:20 - They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:26 - David built an altar there to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And when David prayed, the LORD answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn up the offering on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:28 - When David saw that the LORD had answered his prayer, he offered sacrifices there at Araunah’s threshing floor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:23 - So Solomon took the throne of the LORD in place of his father, David, and he succeeded in everything, and all Israel obeyed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:19 - Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O LORD my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:4 - ‘This is what the LORD says: Do not fight against your relatives. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!’” So they obeyed the message of the LORD and did not fight against Jeroboam.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:17 - But after Jehoiada’s death, the leaders of Judah came and bowed before King Joash and persuaded him to listen to their advice.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:16 - But the king interrupted him and said, “Since when have I made you the king’s counselor? Be quiet now before I have you killed!”
So the prophet stopped with this warning: “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have refused to accept my counsel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:20 - And the LORD listened to Hezekiah’s prayer and healed the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:27 - Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people, and God heard their prayer from his holy dwelling in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:24 - About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill. He prayed to the LORD, who healed him and gave him a miraculous sign.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:10 - The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they ignored all his warnings.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:13 - And when he prayed, the LORD listened to him and was moved by his request. So the LORD brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the LORD alone is God!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:19 - Manasseh’s prayer, the account of the way God answered him, and an account of all his sins and unfaithfulness are recorded in The Record of the Seers.[fn] It includes a list of the locations where he built pagan shrines and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself and repented.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:23 - So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:6 - and if you are pure and live with integrity,
he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:12 - “But you are wrong, and I will show you why.
For God is greater than any human being.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:13 - So why are you bringing a charge against him?
Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:23 - We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty;
but even though he is just and righteous,
he does not destroy us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:4 - I cried out to the LORD,
and he answered me from his holy mountain.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:6 - I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God.
Bend down and listen as I pray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry.
May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:6 - Now I know that the LORD rescues his anointed king.
He will answer him from his holy heaven
and rescue him by his great power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:9 - Give victory to our king, O LORD!
Answer our cry for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:4 - I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:5 - Now rescue your beloved people.
Answer and save us by your power.

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