Lexicon epakouó: to listen to, to hearken to Original Word: ἐπακούωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epakouó Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ak-oo'-o) Short Definition: I listen to, hear favorably Definition: I listen to, hear favorably. HELPS word-Studies 1873 epakoúō (from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting," which intensifies 191 /akoúō, "to hear") – properly, listen appropriately (aptly), i.e. attentively "with the implication of heeding and responding to what is heard" (L & N, 1, 24.60); to really listen, with suitable (attentive) hearing. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom epi and akouóDefinitionto listen to, to hearken to NASB Translationlistened (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 1873: ἐπακούωἐπακούω: 1 aorist ἐπήκουσά; from Homer down; the 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): τίνος, to hearken to one, 2 Corinthians 6:2 from Isaiah 49:8; often so in the Sept.
Strong's hear. From epi and akouo; to hearken (favorably) to -- hear. see GREEK epi see GREEK akouo |
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