Definition
είσ-ακούω
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַע, also for עָנָה, etc. ;]
to listen to, in two senses;
(a) to obey: 1 Corinthians 14:21 (cf. Deuteronomy 1:43, Sir.3.6)
(b) to listen, assent to; pass., to be heard: of persons praying, Matthew 6:7, Hebrews 5:7; of the prayer offered, Luke 1:13, Acts 10:31 (cf. Psalm 4:2, Sir.34.26); see Cremer, 624).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as εἰσακούω:
- שָׁמַעsha.ma“to hear: hear”78%
- עוּןun“to dwell”10%
- דֹּתָןdo.tan“Dothan”4%
- שָׁמַרsha.mar“to keep: obey”2%
- מַתִּתְיָ֫הוּmat.tit.yah“Mattithiah”1%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Matthew 6:7εἰσακουσθήσονται · they will be heardAnd when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
- Luke 1:13εἰσηκούσθη · has been heardBut the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
- Acts 10:31εἰσηκούσθη · has been heard…and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
- 1 Corinthians 14:21εἰσακούσονταί · they will {not} listen toIt is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
- Hebrews 5:7εἰσακουσθεὶς · He was heardDuring the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.