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