Original Word: ἀκοή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: akoé
Pronunciation: ah-ko-ay'
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-o-ay')
Definition: Hearing, report, fame, audience
Meaning: hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor.

audience, ear, report, rumor.

From akouo; hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard) -- audience, ear, fame, which ye heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor.

see GREEK akouo

189 akoḗ – properly, hearing; used of inner (spiritual) hearing that goes with receiving faith from God (Ro 10:17), i.e. spiritual hearing (discerning God's voice; see also Gal 3:2,5, Gk text).

Word Origin
from akouó
Definition
hearing, the sense of hearing
NASB Translation
ears (4), heard (2), hearing (8), keep (2), news (3), report (2), rumors (2).

STRONGS NT 189: ἀκοή

ἀκοή, (ῆς, ἡ, (from an assumed perfect form ἤκοα, cf. ἀγορά above (but cf. epic Ακουν; Curtius, p. 555));

1. hearing, by which one perceives sounds; sense of hearing 1 Corinthians 12:17; 2 Peter 2:8. Hebraistically, ἀκοή 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. a 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 ἀκοή ἡμῶν; from Isaiah 53:1, Hebrew שְׁמוּעָה, which in 2 Samuel 4:4, etc., is rendered ἀγγελία); ἀκοή πίστεως preaching on the necessity of faith, (German Glaubenspredigt), Galatians 3:2, 5; λόγος ἀκοῆς equivalent to λόγος ἀκουσθείς (cf. Winer's Grammar, 531 (494f)): 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 4:2.

b. hearsay, report, rumor; τίνος, concerning anyone: Matthew 4:24; Matthew 14:1; Matthew 24:6; Mark 1:28; Mark 13:7. (Frequent in Greek writings.)

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἀκούω (akouo), meaning "to hear" or "to listen."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek ἀκοή corresponds to several Hebrew terms related to hearing and report, including:
• שָׁמַע (shama, Strong's Hebrew 8085): To hear, listen, obey.
• מַעֲשֶׂה (ma'aseh, Strong's Hebrew 4639): Report, news, or deed.
• קוֹל (qol, Strong's Hebrew 6963): Voice, sound, or noise.

These Hebrew terms reflect similar themes of hearing, understanding, and the dissemination of messages, paralleling the usage of ἀκοή in the Greek New Testament.

Usage: In the New Testament, ἀκοή is used to describe both the physical act of hearing and the metaphorical sense of receiving a message or report. It appears in contexts related to faith, understanding, and the dissemination of the Gospel.

Context: The term ἀκοή is significant in the New Testament, appearing in various contexts that emphasize the importance of hearing in the process of faith and salvation. In Romans 10:17, Paul writes, "Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." Here, ἀκοή underscores the necessity of hearing the Gospel message for the development of faith.

In Matthew 13:14-15, Jesus quotes Isaiah, highlighting the spiritual condition of those who hear but do not understand: "You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving." This passage illustrates the dual nature of ἀκοή, where physical hearing does not always equate to spiritual comprehension.

The term also appears in contexts where reports or news are spread, as seen in Matthew 4:24: "News about Him spread all over Syria." Here, ἀκοή refers to the fame and reports about Jesus' ministry and miracles.

In the early church, the act of hearing was central to the spread of the Gospel. Acts 28:26-27 reiterates the theme of hearing and understanding, as Paul addresses the Jews in Rome, quoting Isaiah to explain their spiritual blindness despite hearing the message.

Overall, ἀκοή in the New Testament serves as a reminder of the critical role of hearing in the journey of faith, the reception of divine truth, and the proclamation of the Gospel.

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