Original Word: ἐπακούω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: epakouó
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ak-oo'-o)
Short Definition: I listen to, hear favorably
Definition: I listen to, hear favorably.

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.

STRONGS NT 1873: ἐπακούω

ἐπακούω: 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.

hear.

From epi and akouo; to hearken (favorably) to -- hear.

see GREEK epi

see GREEK akouo

επακήκοε επακήκοέ επακούει επακούσαι επακούσαντί επακούσατε επακούσεται επακούσεταί επάκουσεται επακούση επακούσομαι επάκουσον επάκουσόν επακούων επήκουες επηκουσα επήκουσά ἐπήκουσά επήκουσαν επήκουσας επήκουσάς επηκούσατε επήκουσε επήκουσέ επήκουσεν επηκούσθη epekousa epēkousa epḗkousáInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts