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

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Romans 2:13ἀκροαταὶ · hearers
    For 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.
  2. James 1:22ἀκροαταὶ · hearers
    Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
  3. James 1:23ἀκροατὴς · who hears
    For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
  4. James 1:25ἀκροατὴς · hearer
    But 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.