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Strong's G1873 ἐπακούω (epakouo)

Epakouo means “hear” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1873 — dara in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1873
Language Greek
Linked Usages 86
Books 21

Strong's G1873 Quick Answer

Strong's G1873 ἐπακούω (epakouo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epakouo (ep-ak-ou'-o) v. 1. to hearken (favorably) to [from G1909 and G191] It has 86 linked Bible usages across 21 books. Visible English usage signals include lord, god, thee, hear, and hearkened. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
epakouo (ep-ak-ou'-o) v. 1. to hearken (favorably) to [from G1909 and G191]
Usage
86 linked usages
Books
21 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
lord, god, thee, hear, and hearkened

Meaning and Definition

epakouo (ep-ak-ou'-o) v. 1. to hearken (favorably) to [from G1909 and G191] KJV: hear Root(s): G1909, G191

Original Word
ἐπακούω
Transliteration
epakouo
Derivation
Root: ἀκούω R1: 1909 R2: 191
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1873. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to listen to

Usage: ἐπ-ακούω [in LXX for שָׁמַע, עָנָה, etc. ;] __1. to listen to. __2. to hearken to, hear with favour (one's prayer): with genitive of person(s), 2Co.6:2 (LXX).† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

lord god thee hear hearkened heard hearken day upon said call voice

How Strong's G1873 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, 1 Enoch, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 78 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1873 (ἐπακούω) appears 92 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1873 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1873 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

2 Corinthians 6:2 KJV

(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

Strong's G1873 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

78 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 16:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And the angel of the Lord said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, for the Lord hath hearkened to thy humiliation.

Genesis 17:20 Septuagint / Brenton

And concerning Ishmael, behold, I have heard thee, and, behold, I have blessed him, and will increase him and multiply him exceedingly; twelve nations shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 21:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And God heard the voice of the child from the place where he was, and an angel of God called Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, What is it, Hagar? fear not, for God has heard the voice of the child from the place where he is.

Strong's G1873 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 14:15 Septuagint / Brenton

But because none answered, he opened it, and went into the bedchamber, and found him cast upon the floor dead, and his head was taken from him.

2 Maccabees 1:5 Septuagint / Brenton

and hear your prayers, and be at one with you, and never forsake you in time of trouble.

Wisdom of Sirach 4:6 Septuagint / Brenton

For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, His prayer shall be heard of him that made him.

Strong's G1873 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 103:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And are complained to the rulers in our tribulation, And cried out against those who devoured us, But they did not attend to our cries And would not hearken to our voice.

1 Enoch 106:8 Septuagint / Brenton

amongst the angels.' And when Methuselah heard the words of his son, he came to me to the ends of the earth; for he had heard that

Usage Excerpts

First 86 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1873.

Genesis 16:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the angel of the Lord said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, for the Lord hath hearkened to thy humiliation.
Genesis 17:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And concerning Ishmael, behold, I have heard thee, and, behold, I have blessed him, and will increase him and multiply him exceedingly; twelve nations shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God heard the voice of the child from the place where he was, and an angel of God called Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, What is it, Hagar? fear not, for God has heard the voice of the child from the place where he is.
Genesis 25:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebekah his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebekah conceived in her womb.
Genesis 30:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rachel said, God has given judgment for me, and hearkened to my voice, and has given me a son; therefore she called his name, Dan.
Genesis 30:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
Genesis 30:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and he opened her womb.
Genesis 30:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And my righteousness shall answer for me on the morrow, for it is my reward before thee: whatever shall not be spotted and speckled among the goats, and gray among the rams, shall be stolen with me.
Genesis 35:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let us rise and go up to Bethel, and let us there make an altar to God who hearkened to me in the day of calamity, who was with me, and preserved me throughout in the journey, by which I went.
Joshua 10:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was not such a day either before or after, so that God should hearken to a man, because the Lord fought on the side of Israel.
Joshua 22:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and said to them, Ye have heard all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and ye have hearkened to my voice in all that he commanded you.
1 Kingdoms 7:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it up as a whole burnt offering with all the people to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.
1 Kingdoms 8:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen to yourselves, and the Lord shall not hear you in those days, because ye have chosen to yourselves a king.
1 Kingdoms 28:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel said, Why hast thou troubled me, that I should come up? And Saul said, I am greatly distressed, and the Philistines war against me, and God has departed from me, and no longer hearkens to me either by the hand of prophets or by dreams: and now I have called thee to tell me what I shall do.
2 Kingdoms 21:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they buried the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son, and the bones of them that had been hanged, in the land of Benjamin in the hill, in the sepulcher of Kish his father; and they did all things that the king commanded: and after this God hearkened to the prayers of the land.
2 Kingdoms 22:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When I am afflicted I will call upon the Lord, And will cry to my God, And he shall hear my voice out of his temple, And my cry shall come into his ears.
2 Kingdoms 24:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered up whole burnt offerings and peace offerings: and Solomon made an addition to the altar afterward, for it was little at first. And the Lord hearkened to the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
3 Kingdoms 18:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And do ye call loudly on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord my God, and it shall come to pass that the God who shall answer by fire, he is God. And all the people answered and said, The word which thou hast spoken is good.
3 Kingdoms 18:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they took the calf and dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning till noon, and said, Hear us, O Baal, hear us. And there was no voice, neither was there hearing, and they ran up and down on the altar which they had made.
3 Kingdoms 18:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elijah cried aloud to heaven, and said, Lord God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, answer me, O Lord, answer me this day by fire, and let all this people know that thou art the Lord, the God of Israel, and I am thy servant, and for thy sake I have wrought these works.
3 Kingdoms 18:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear me, O Lord, hear me, and let this people know that thou art the Lord God, and thou hast turned back the heart of this people.
4 Kingdoms 13:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened to him, for he saw the affliction of Israel, because the king of Syria afflicted them.
1 Chronicles 5:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they prevailed against them: and the Hagrites were given into their hands, they and all their tents: for they cried to God in the battle, and he hearkened to them, because they trusted on him.
1 Chronicles 21:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered up whole burnt offerings and peace offerings: and he cried to the Lord, and he answered him by fire out of heaven on the altar of whole burnt offerings, and it consumed the whole burnt offering.
1 Chronicles 21:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At that time when David saw that the Lord answered him in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he also sacrificed there.
1 Chronicles 29:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David, and was highly honored; and all Israel obeyed him.
2 Chronicles 6:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet thou shalt have respect to the prayer of thy servant, and to my petition, O Lord God, so as to hearken to the petition and the prayer which thy servant prays before thee this day:
2 Chronicles 11:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, and ye shall not war against your brethren: return every one to his home; for this thing is of me. And they hearkened to the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
2 Chronicles 24:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after the death of Jehoiada, that the princes of Judah went in, and did obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened to them.
2 Chronicles 25:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when the prophet was speaking to him, that he said to him, Have I made thee king’s counselor? take heed lest thou be scourged: and the prophet forebore, and said, I know that God is disposed against thee to destroy thee, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.
2 Chronicles 30:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.
2 Chronicles 30:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the priests the Levites rose up and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came into his holy dwelling place, even into heaven.
2 Chronicles 32:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In those days Hezekiah was sick even to death, and prayed to the Lord: and he hearkened to him, and gave him a sign.
2 Chronicles 33:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord spoke to Manasseh, and to his people: but they hearkened not.
2 Chronicles 33:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and he prayed to him: and he hearkened to him, and listened to his cry, and brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom: and Manasseh knew that the Lord he is God.
2 Chronicles 33:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
behold, they are in the account of his prayer; and God hearkened to him. And all his sins, and his backslidings, and the spots on which he built the high places, and set there groves and graven images, before he repented, behold, they are written in the books of the seers.
Ezra 8:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
Job 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, And will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.
Job 33:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For how sayest thou, I am righteous, yet he has not hearkened to me? For he that is above mortals is eternal.
Job 33:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But thou sayest, Why has he not heard every word of my cause?
Job 37:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And we do not find another his equal in strength: As for him that judges justly, dost thou not think that he listens?
Psalms 3:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I cried to the Lord with my voice, And he heard me out of his holy mountain. Pause.
Psalms 16:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have cried, for thou heardest me, O God: Incline thine ear to me, and hearken to my words.
Psalms 19:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob defend thee.
Psalms 19:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now I know that the Lord has saved his Christ: He shall hear him from his holy heaven: The salvation of his right hand is mighty.
Psalms 19:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord, save the king: And hear us in whatever day we call upon thee.
Psalms 33:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I sought the Lord diligently, and he hearkened to me, And delivered me from all my sojournings.
Psalms 59:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That thy beloved ones may be delivered; Save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Psalms 64:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou art wonderful in righteousness. Hearken to us, O God our Savior; The hope of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are on the sea afar off:
Psalms 68:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I will cry to thee, O Lord, in my prayer; O God, it is a propitious time: in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, In the truth of thy salvation.
Psalms 68:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And turn not away thy face from thy servant; For I am afflicted: hear me speedily.
Psalms 80:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst call upon me in trouble, and I delivered thee; I heard thee in the secret place of the storm: I proved thee at the water of Strife. Pause.
Psalms 85:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline thine ear, and hearken to me; For I am poor and needy.
Psalms 98:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon the Lord, and he heard them.
Psalms 98:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord our God, thou heardest them; O God, thou becamest propitious to them, Though thou didst take vengeance on all their devices.
Psalms 107:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That thy beloved ones may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and hear me. God has spoken in his sanctuary;
Psalms 117:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I called on the Lord out of affliction: And he hearkened to me, so as to bring me into a wide place.
Psalms 117:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will give thanks to thee; because thou hast heard me, And art become my salvation.
Psalms 117:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou art my God, and I will give thee thanks: Thou art my God, and I will exalt thee. I will give thanks to thee, for thou hast heard me, And art become my salvation.
Psalms 118:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I declared my ways, and thou didst hear me; Teach me thine ordinances.
Psalms 118:145 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will search out thine ordinances.
Psalms 137:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In whatsoever day I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily; Thou shalt abundantly provide me with thy power in my soul.
Psalms 142:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm of David, when his son pursued him. O Lord, attend to my prayer: Hearken to my supplication in thy truth; Hear me in thy righteousness.
Psalms 144:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he will hear their supplication, and save them.
Proverbs 21:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, Himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.
Ecclesiastes 10:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Men prepare bread for laughter, And wine and oil that the living should rejoice: But to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
Isaiah 8:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Know, ye Gentiles, and be conquered; hearken ye, even to the extremity of the earth: be conquered, after ye have strengthened yourselves; for even if ye should again strengthen yourselves, ye shall again be conquered.
Isaiah 10:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The daughter of Gallim shall flee; Laishah shall hear; one shall hear in Anathoth.
Isaiah 30:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the holy people shall dwell in Zion: and whereas Jerusalem has wept bitterly, saying, Pity me; he shall pity thee: when he perceived the voice of thy cry, he hearkened to thee.
Isaiah 41:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the poor and the needy shall exult; for when they shall seek water, and there shall be none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the Lord God, I the God of Israel will hear, and will not forsake them:
Isaiah 45:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord God to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, that nations might be obedient before him; and I will break through the strength of kings; I will open doors before him, and cities shall not be closed.
Isaiah 49:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I succored thee: and I have formed thee, and given thee for a covenant of the nations, to establish the earth, and to cause to inherit the desert heritages:
Isaiah 55:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Give heed with your ears, and follow my ways: hearken to me, and your soul shall live in prosperity; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, the sure mercies of David.
Isaiah 65:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will hearken to them; while they are yet speaking, I will say, What is it?
Hosea 2:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, I will hearken to the heaven, and it shall hearken to the earth;
Hosea 2:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the earth shall hearken to the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hearken to Jezreel.
Zechariah 10:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and save the house of Joseph, and I will settle them; because I have loved them: and they shall be as if I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and I will hear them.
Zechariah 13:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and I will try them as silver is tried, and I will prove them as gold is proved: they shall call upon my name, and I will hear them, and say, This is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
2 Corinthians 6:2 New Testament, KJV
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
Judith 14:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But because none answered, he opened it, and went into the bedchamber, and found him cast upon the floor dead, and his head was taken from him.
2 Maccabees 1:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and hear your prayers, and be at one with you, and never forsake you in time of trouble.
Wisdom of Sirach 4:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, His prayer shall be heard of him that made him.
Wisdom of Sirach 46:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He called upon the most high Lord, When the enemies pressed upon him on every side; And the great Lord heard him.
Wisdom of Sirach 48:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But they called upon the Lord who is merciful, And stretched out their hands toward him: And immediately the Holy One heard them out of heaven, And delivered them by the ministry of Isaiah.
1 Enoch 103:14 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And are complained to the rulers in our tribulation, And cried out against those who devoured us, But they did not attend to our cries And would not hearken to our voice.
1 Enoch 106:8 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
amongst the angels.' And when Methuselah heard the words of his son, he came to me to the ends of the earth; for he had heard that

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1873, grouped by book.

Genesis 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 23 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G1873 FAQ

What does epakouo (ἐπακούω) mean?

Epakouo (Strong's G1873) is a Greek word most simply glossed "hear". epakouo (ep-ak-ou'-o) v. 1. to hearken (favorably) to [from G1909 and G191]

How many times is epakouo (ἐπακούω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 86 linked usages for Strong's G1873 across 21 books.

Where can I study epakouo (ἐπακούω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1873 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate epakouo (ἐπακούω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lord, god, thee, hear, hearkened, and heard. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1873 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 78 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G1873, with linked reader references where each row is available.