Strong G1522εἰσακούω
to listen to
- Transliteration
- eisakouō
- Pronunciation
- ice-ak-oo'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
είσ-ακούω
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַע, also for עָנָה, etc.;]
to listen to, in two senses;
__(a) to obey: 1Co.14:21 (cf. Deu.1:43, Sir.3:6)
__(b) to listen, assent to; pass., to be heard: of persons praying, Mat.6:7, Heb.5:7; of the prayer offered, Luk.1:13, Act.10:31 (cf. Psa.4:2, Sir.34:26); see Cremer, 624).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַע, also for עָנָה, etc.;]
to listen to, in two senses;
__(a) to obey: 1Co.14:21 (cf. Deu.1:43, Sir.3:6)
__(b) to listen, assent to; pass., to be heard: of persons praying, Mat.6:7, Heb.5:7; of the prayer offered, Luk.1:13, Act.10:31 (cf. Psa.4:2, Sir.34:26); see Cremer, 624).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1522 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hear5
- will1
First verses
- Matthew 6:7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
- Luke 1:13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
- Acts 10:31And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
- 1 Corinthians 14:21In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
- Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
εἰσᾰκούω,
hearken or give ear to one, ὡς ἔφατ᾽· οὐδ᾽ ἐσάκουσε.. Ὀδυσσεύς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.97, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.133, +others: with _accusative_, φωνὴν ἐσάκουσαν “hymnus ad Cererem” 284, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 559, etc.: with _genitive_ _person_, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 789; τῶν ἐμῶν λόγων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1368: with _dative_ _person_, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.214, etc.; τινί τι [prev. author] 9.60)]; give way, yield to a request, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.126, 3.4)]; of God, τινός or τῆς προσευχῆς [LXX (LXX.Psa.4.2, etc.)]:—so in passive, of the prayer, [NT (NT.Luke.1.13)]; of the person, [NT (NT.Matt.6.7.)]
2 in Poets, simply, hear, τούτου λέγοντος εἰσήκουσ᾽ ἐγώ, ὡς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 351)]; τίνος βροτῶν λόγον τόνδ᾽ εἰ.; [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “El.” 884, compare “Aj.” 318, 4th-3rd c.BC: Axiopistus Poeta Ethicus 1.12; ζῶντ᾽ εἰσακούσας παῖδα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 416.)]
3 perceive, feel effect of, τοῦ ἐγκεφάλου ἐσακούσαντος τοῦ τρώματος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προρρητικόν” 2.14.)]
II passive in strict sense, ἔξωθεν εἰς τὰς οἰκίας εἰσακούεται μᾶλλον ἢ ἔσωθεν ἔξω [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 903b13 (variant{εἴσω ἀκ}.).)]
hearken or give ear to one, ὡς ἔφατ᾽· οὐδ᾽ ἐσάκουσε.. Ὀδυσσεύς [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.97, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.133, +others: with _accusative_, φωνὴν ἐσάκουσαν “hymnus ad Cererem” 284, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 559, etc.: with _genitive_ _person_, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 789; τῶν ἐμῶν λόγων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1368: with _dative_ _person_, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.214, etc.; τινί τι [prev. author] 9.60)]; give way, yield to a request, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.126, 3.4)]; of God, τινός or τῆς προσευχῆς [LXX (LXX.Psa.4.2, etc.)]:—so in passive, of the prayer, [NT (NT.Luke.1.13)]; of the person, [NT (NT.Matt.6.7.)]
2 in Poets, simply, hear, τούτου λέγοντος εἰσήκουσ᾽ ἐγώ, ὡς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 351)]; τίνος βροτῶν λόγον τόνδ᾽ εἰ.; [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “El.” 884, compare “Aj.” 318, 4th-3rd c.BC: Axiopistus Poeta Ethicus 1.12; ζῶντ᾽ εἰσακούσας παῖδα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 416.)]
3 perceive, feel effect of, τοῦ ἐγκεφάλου ἐσακούσαντος τοῦ τρώματος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προρρητικόν” 2.14.)]
II passive in strict sense, ἔξωθεν εἰς τὰς οἰκίας εἰσακούεται μᾶλλον ἢ ἔσωθεν ἔξω [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 903b13 (variant{εἴσω ἀκ}.).)]