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Lexicon :: Strong's G189 - akoē

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ἀκοή
Transliteration
akoē (Key)
Pronunciation
ak-o-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:221,34

Strong’s Definitions

ἀκοή akoḗ, ak-o-ay'; from G191; hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard):—audience, ear, fame, which ye heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G189 in the following manner: hearing (10x), ears (4x), fame (3x), rumour (2x), report (2x), audience (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G189 in the following manner: hearing (10x), ears (4x), fame (3x), rumour (2x), report (2x), audience (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

  1. the sense of hearing

  2. the organ of hearing, the ear

  3. the thing heard

    1. instruction, namely oral

      1. of preaching the gospel

    2. hearsay, report or rumour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀκοή akoḗ, ak-o-ay'; from G191; hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard):—audience, ear, fame, which ye heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor.
STRONGS G189:
ἀκοή, -ῆς, ἡ, (from an assumed perfect form ἤκοα, cf. ἀγορά above [but cf. Epic ἀκουή; Curtius, p. 555]);
1. hearing, by which one perceives sounds; sense of hearing 1 Corinthians 12:17; 2 Peter 2:8. Hebraistically, ἀκοῇ ἀκούειν by hearing to hear, i. e., to perceive by hearing, Matthew 13:14; Acts 28:26 (Isaiah 6:9); cf. Winers Grammar, § 44, 8 Rem. 3, p. 339; § 54, 3, p. 466; [Buttmann, 183f (159)].
2. the organ of hearing, the ear: Mark 7:35; Luke 7:1; 2 Timothy 4:3, 4; Acts 17:20; Hebrews 5:11.
3. thing heard;
a. instruction, namely oral; specifically, the preaching of the gospel, [A. V. text report]: John 12:38; Romans 10:16f (τίς ἐπίστευσε τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν; from Isaiah 53:1, Hebrew שְׁמוּעָה, which in 2 Samuel 4:4, etc., is rendered ἀγγελία); ἀκοὴ πίστεως preaching on the necessity of faith, (German Glaubenspredigt), Galatians 3:2, 5; λόγος ἀκοῆς equivalent to λ. ἀκουσθείς [cf. Winer's Grammar, 531 (494f)]: 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 4:2.
b. hearsay, report, rumor; τινός, concerning anyone: Matthew 4:24; Matthew 14:1; Matthew 24:6; Mark 1:28; Mark 13:7. (Frequent in Greek writings.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
4:4
Isaiah
6:9; 53:1
Matthew
4:24; 13:14; 14:1; 24:6
Mark
1:28; 7:35; 13:7
Luke
7:1
John
12:38
Acts
17:20; 28:26
Romans
10:16
1 Corinthians
12:17
Galatians
3:2; 3:5
1 Thessalonians
2:13
2 Timothy
4:3; 4:4
Hebrews
4:2; 5:11
2 Peter
2:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G189 matches the Greek ἀκοή (akoē),
which occurs 41 times in 39 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:5 - And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:23 - If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - "You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:22 - But if you diligently obey him and do all that I command, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will be an adversary to your adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:13 - Now, if you pay close attention to my commandments that I am giving you today and love the LORD your God and serve him with all your mind and being,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:22 - For if you carefully observe all of these commandments I am giving you and love the LORD your God, live according to his standards, and remain loyal to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:5 - if you carefully obey him by keeping all these commandments that I am giving you today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:1 - "If you indeed obey the LORD your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:2 - All these blessings will come to you in abundance if you obey the LORD your God:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:24 - This ought not to be, my sons! For the report that I hear circulating among the LORD's people is not good.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:22 - Then Samuel said, "Does the LORD take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as he does in obedience? Certainly, obedience is better than sacrifice; paying attention is better than the fat of rams.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:30 - While they were still on their way, the following report reached David: "Absalom has killed all the king's sons; not one of them is left!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:45

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:45 - Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:23 - He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:28 - When the news reached Joab (for Joab had supported Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he ran to the tent of the LORD and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:7 - I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn't hear even half the story! Your wisdom and wealth surpass what was reported to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:6 - I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn't hear even half the story! Your wisdom surpasses what was reported to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:2 - Listen carefully to the thunder of his voice, to the rumbling that proceeds from his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:5 - I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:44 - When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:7 - He does not fear bad news. He is confident; he trusts in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:9 - He said, "Go and tell these people: 'Listen continually, but don't understand! Look continually, but don't perceive!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:7 - How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains the feet of a messenger who announces peace, a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:1 - Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the LORD's power revealed through him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:24 - The people cry out, "We have heard reports about them! We have become helpless with fear! Anguish grips us, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:22 - Listen! News is coming even now. The rumble of a great army is heard approaching from a land in the north. It is coming to turn the towns of Judah into rubble, places where only jackals live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:24 - The LORD says, 'You must make sure to obey me. You must not bring any loads through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day. You must set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not do any work on that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:18 - I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, 'We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the LORD our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:5 - At that time the Babylonian forces had temporarily given up their siege against Jerusalem. They had had it under siege, but withdrew when they heard that the army of Pharaoh had set out from Egypt.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:14 - I said, "I have heard a message from the LORD. A messenger has been sent among the nations to say, 'Gather your armies and march out against her! Prepare to do battle with her!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:23 - The LORD spoke about Damascus. "The people of Hamath and Arpad will be dismayed because they have heard bad news. Their courage will melt away because of worry. Their hearts will not be able to rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:43 - The king of Babylon will become paralyzed with fear when he hears news of their coming. Anguish will grip him, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:56

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:56 - In your days of majesty, was not Sodom your sister a byword in your mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:44 - But reports will trouble him from the east and north, and he will set out in a tremendous rage to destroy and wipe out many.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:12 - I will throw my bird net over them while they are flying, I will bring them down like birds in the sky; I will discipline them when I hear them flocking together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:1 - The vision that Obadiah saw. The Lord GOD says this concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the LORD. An envoy was sent among the nations, saying, "Arise! Let us make war against Edom!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:12 - This is what the LORD says: "Even though they are powerful - and what is more, even though their army is numerous - nevertheless, they will be destroyed and trickle away! Although I afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:2 - LORD, I have heard the report of what you did; I am awed, LORD, by what you accomplished. In our time repeat those deeds; in our time reveal them again. But when you cause turmoil, remember to show us mercy!
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