ἀκροατής
akroatēshearerHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine4 occurrences2 books4 verses
Definition
ἀκροατής, οῦ, ὁ (see supr.)
[in LXX: Isaiah 3:3 (לַחַשׁ), Sir.3.29 ;]
a hearer: Romans 2:13, James 1:22, 23, 25.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Romans 2:13ἀκροαταὶ · hearersFor it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
- James 1:22ἀκροαταὶ · hearersBe doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
- James 1:23ἀκροατὴς · who hearsFor anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
- James 1:25ἀκροατὴς · hearerBut the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.