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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 24 times in 22 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:24 - News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:14 - This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says,
‘When you hear what I say,
you will not understand.
When you see what I do,
you will not comprehend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:1 - When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee,[fn] heard about Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:6 - And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:28 - The news about Jesus spread quickly throughout the entire region of Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:35 - Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed so he could speak plainly!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:7 - And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:1 - When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:38 - This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted:
“LORD, who has believed our message?
To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:20 - “You are saying some rather strange things, and we want to know what it’s all about.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:26 - ‘Go and say to this people:
When you hear what I say,
you will not understand.
When you see what I do,
you will not comprehend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:16 - But not everyone welcomes the Good News, for Isaiah the prophet said, “LORD, who has believed our message?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:17 - So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:17 - If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:2 - Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:5 - I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:13 - Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:3 - For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:4 - They will reject the truth and chase after myths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:2 - For this good news—that God has prepared this rest—has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:11 - There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don’t seem to listen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:8 - Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day.
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