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Strong's G189 ἀκοή (akoe)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H189 — evi in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G189
Language Greek
Linked Usages 67
Books 32

Strong's G189 Quick Answer

Strong's G189 ἀκοὴ is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. akoe (ak-o-ay') n. 1. hearing {the act, the sense or the thing heard} It has 67 linked Bible usages across 32 books. Visible English usage signals include hearing, heard, ears, fame, and hear. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
akoe (ak-o-ay') n. 1. hearing {the act, the sense or the thing heard}
Usage
67 linked usages
Books
32 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
hearing, heard, ears, fame, and hear

Meaning and Definition

akoe (ak-o-ay') n. 1. hearing {the act, the sense or the thing heard} [from G191] KJV: audience, ear, fame, which ye heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor Root(s): G191

Original Word
ἀκοὴ
Morphology
N-NSF

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G189. 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)

hearing

Usage: ἀκοή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἀκούω), [in LXX: Exo.15:26, al. for שׁמע, its parts and derivatives, exc. Deu.11:22 (שׁמר) ;] __1. hearing, the sense of hearing: 1Co.12:17, 2Pe.2:8; "Hebraic dative," ἀκοῇ ακούειν (frequently in LXX; V. M, Pr., 14, 75), Mat.13:14, Act.28:26. __2. organ of hearing, the ear (Arist., al.; MM, VGT, see word): 2Ti.4:3-4; pl., Mrk.7:35, Luk.7:1, Act.17:20, Heb.5:11. __3. a thing heard, i.e., __(a) a message, teaching: Jhn.12:38 and Rom.16:16,17" (LXX), Gal.3:2,5 R, mg.; λόγος ἀκοῆς, 1Th.2:13, Heb.4:2;

__(b) a report, rumour: with genitive, of person(s), Mat.4:24, 14:1, 24:6; Mrk.1:28 13:7 (Cremer, 82, 623; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)

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How Strong's G189 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's G189, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

hearing Matthew 13:14 ears Mark 7:35 heard Matthew 14:1 fame Matthew 4:24 hear Matthew 24:6 audience Luke 7:1 things Acts 17:20 which John 12:38

How Strong's G189 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. 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 39 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.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G189 (ἀκοὴ) appears 47 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G189 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 G189 in the New Testament

22 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 4:24 KJV

And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Matthew 13:14 KJV

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

Matthew 14:1 KJV

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

Strong's G189 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

39 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 15:26 Septuagint / Brenton

and said, If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and do things pleasing before him, and wilt hearken to his commands, and keep all his ordinances, no disease which I have brought upon the Egyptians will I bring upon thee, for I am the Lord thy God that heals thee.

Exodus 19:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And now if ye will indeed hear my voice, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations; for the whole earth is mine.

Exodus 22:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And if ye should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.

Strong's G189 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Tobit 10:12 Septuagint / Brenton

and he blessed them, and sent them away, saying, The God of heaven give you a prosperous journey, my children.

2 Maccabees 15:39 Septuagint / Brenton

For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone; and as wine mingled with water is pleasant, and delighteth the taste: even so speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story. And here shall be an end.

Wisdom of Solomon 1:9 Septuagint / Brenton

For inquisition shall be made into the counsels of the ungodly: And the sound of his words shall come unto the Lord For the manifestation of his wicked deeds.

Usage Excerpts

First 67 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G189.

Exodus 15:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and said, If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and do things pleasing before him, and wilt hearken to his commands, and keep all his ordinances, no disease which I have brought upon the Egyptians will I bring upon thee, for I am the Lord thy God that heals thee.
Exodus 19:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now if ye will indeed hear my voice, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations; for the whole earth is mine.
Exodus 22:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if ye should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.
Exodus 23:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not receive a vain report: thou shalt not agree with the unjust man to become an unjust witness.
Exodus 23:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If ye will indeed hear my voice, and if thou wilt do all the things I shall charge thee with, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations, for the whole earth is mine; and ye shall be to me a royal priesthood, and a holy nation: these words shall ye speak to the children of Israel, If ye shall indeed hear my voice, and do all the things I shall tell thee, I will be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary to thine adversaries.
Deuteronomy 11:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now if ye will indeed hearken to all the commands which I charge thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to serve him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
Deuteronomy 11:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass that if ye will indeed hearken to all these commands, which I charge thee to observe this day, to love the Lord our God, and to walk in all his ways, and to cleave close to him;
Deuteronomy 15:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if ye shall indeed hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, to keep and do all these commandments, as many as I charge thee this day
Deuteronomy 28:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, if thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and do all these commands, which I charge thee this day, that the Lord thy God shall set thee on high above all the nations of the earth;
Deuteronomy 28:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and shall find thee. If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God,
1 Kingdoms 2:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Nay my sons, for the report which I hear is not good; do not so, for the reports which I hear are not good, so that the people do not serve God.
1 Kingdoms 15:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel said, Does the Lord take pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in hearing the words of the Lord? behold, obedience is better than a good sacrifice, and hearkening than the fat of rams.
2 Kingdoms 13:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when they were in the way, that a report came to David, saying, Absalom has slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left.
2 Kingdoms 22:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The strange children feigned obedience to me; They hearkened to me as soon as they heard.
2 Kingdoms 23:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He was honorable among the second three, but he reached not to the first three: and David made him his reporter. And these are the names of King David’s mighty men.
3 Kingdoms 2:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the report came to Joab son of Zeruiah; for Joab had turned after Adonijah, and he went not after Solomon: and Joab fled to the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
3 Kingdoms 10:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I believed not them that told me, until I came and my eyes saw: and, behold, the words as they reported to me are not the half: thou hast exceeded in goodness all the report which I heard in my land.
2 Chronicles 9:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet I believed not the reports until I came, and my eyes saw: and, behold, the half of the abundance of thy wisdom was not told me: thou hast exceeded the report which I heard.
Job 37:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear thou a report by the anger of the Lord’s wrath, And a discourse shall come out of his mouth.
Job 42:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have heard the report of thee by the ear before; But now mine eye has seen thee.
Psalms 17:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At the hearing of the ear they obeyed me: The strange children lied to me.
Psalms 111:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall not be afraid of any evil report: His heart is ready to trust in the Lord.
Isaiah 6:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye shall hear indeed, but ye shall not understand; and ye shall see indeed, but ye shall not perceive.
Isaiah 52:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
as a season of beauty upon the mountains, as the feet of one preaching glad tidings of peace, as one preaching good news: for I will publish thy salvation, saying, O Zion, thy God shall reign.
Isaiah 53:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord, who has believed our report? and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Jeremiah 6:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We have heard the report of them: our hands are weakened: anguish has seized us, the pangs as of a woman in travail.
Jeremiah 10:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.
Jeremiah 17:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, if ye will hearken to me, saith the Lord, to carry in no burdens through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and to sanctify the Sabbath day, so as to do no work upon it,
Jeremiah 27:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The king of Babylon heard the sound of them, and his hands were enfeebled: anguish overcame him, pangs as of a woman in travail.
Jeremiah 30:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have heard a report from the Lord, and he has sent messengers to the nations, saying, Assemble yourselves, and come against her; rise ye up to war.
Jeremiah 30:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Concerning Damascus. Hamath is brought to shame, and Arpad: for they have heard an evil report: they are amazed, they are angry, they shall be utterly unable to rest.
Jeremiah 38:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have heard the sound of Ephraim lamenting, and saying, Thou hast chastened me, and I was chastened; I as a calf was not willingly taught: turn thou me, and I shall turn; for thou art the Lord my God.
Jeremiah 44:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the host of Pharaoh was come forth out of Egypt; and the Chaldeans heard the report of them, and they went up from Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 16:56 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And surely thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the days of thy pride:
Daniel 11:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But rumors and anxieties out of the east and from the north shall trouble him; and he shall come with great wrath to destroy many.
Hosea 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whenever they shall go, I will cast my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the sky, I will chasten them with the rumor of their coming affliction.
Obadiah 1:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God to Edom; I have heard a report from the Lord, and he has sent forth a message to the nations.
Nahum 1:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord who rules over many waters, Even thus shall they be sent away, and the report of thee shall not be heard anymore.
Habakkuk 3:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord, I have heard thy report, and was afraid: I considered thy works, and was amazed: Thou shalt be known between the two living creatures, Thou shalt be acknowledged when the years draw nigh; Thou shalt be manifested when the time is come; When my soul is troubled, thou wilt in wrath remember mercy.
Matthew 4:24 New Testament, KJV
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Matthew 13:14 New Testament, KJV
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
Matthew 14:1 New Testament, KJV
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
Matthew 24:6 New Testament, KJV
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Mark 1:28 New Testament, KJV
And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
Mark 7:35 New Testament, KJV
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
Mark 13:7 New Testament, KJV
And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
Luke 7:1 New Testament, KJV
Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
John 12:38 New Testament, KJV
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Acts 17:20 New Testament, KJV
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Acts 28:26 New Testament, KJV
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
Romans 10:16 New Testament, KJV
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
Romans 10:17 New Testament, KJV
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
1 Corinthians 12:17 New Testament, KJV
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
Galatians 3:2 New Testament, KJV
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians 3:5 New Testament, KJV
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
1 Thessalonians 2:13 New Testament, KJV
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
2 Timothy 4:3 New Testament, KJV
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2 Timothy 4:4 New Testament, KJV
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Hebrews 4:2 New Testament, KJV
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
Hebrews 5:11 New Testament, KJV
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
2 Peter 2:8 New Testament, KJV
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Tobit 10:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and he blessed them, and sent them away, saying, The God of heaven give you a prosperous journey, my children.
2 Maccabees 15:39 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone; and as wine mingled with water is pleasant, and delighteth the taste: even so speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story. And here shall be an end.
Wisdom of Solomon 1:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For inquisition shall be made into the counsels of the ungodly: And the sound of his words shall come unto the Lord For the manifestation of his wicked deeds.
Wisdom of Sirach 27:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, And their revilings are grievous to the ear.
Wisdom of Sirach 43:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; And when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G189, grouped by book.

Exodus 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 4 usages, New Testament
Mark 3 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
Romans 2 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Galatians 2 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G189 FAQ

What does akoe (ἀκοή) mean?

Akoe (Strong's G189) is a Greek word most simply glossed "ear". akoe (ak-o-ay') n. 1. hearing {the act, the sense or the thing heard}

How many times is akoe (ἀκοή) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 67 linked usages for Strong's G189 across 32 books.

Where can I study akoe (ἀκοή) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G189 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate akoe (ἀκοή)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hearing, heard, ears, fame, hear, and audience. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G189 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 39 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G189, with linked reader references where each row is available.