What does εἰσακούω (eisakoúō) mean in the Bible?
εἰσακούω (eisakoúō) is a Greek word meaning "to listen to".
Greek · G1522
εἰσακούω
To listen to
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εἰσακούω G1522
Pronunciation eisakoúō
What does εἰσακούω (eisakoúō) mean in the Bible?
εἰσακούω (eisakoúō) is a Greek word meaning "to listen to".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1522?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include has been heard (2), He was heard (1), they will {not} listen to (1), they will be heard (1).
Where does εἰσακούω (eisakoúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (1), Hebrews (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It has been heard 2× Luke 1:13, Acts 10:31
He was heard 1× Hebrews 5:7
they will {not} listen to 1× 1 Corinthians 14:21
they will be heard 1× Matthew 6:7
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:7 εἰσακουσθήσονται to they will be heard Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Luke 1:13 εἰσηκούσθη to has been heard Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 10:31 εἰσηκούσθη to has been heard Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 14:21 εἰσακούσονταί to they will {not} listen to Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Hebrews 5:7 εἰσακουσθεὶς to He was heard Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:7
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
εἰσηκούσθη 2x eisēkousthē Luke 1:13, Acts 10:31
εἰσακουσθεὶς 1x eisakoustheis Hebrews 5:7
εἰσακουσθήσονται 1x eisakousthēsontai Matthew 6:7
εἰσακούσονταί 1x eisakousontai 1 Corinthians 14:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 1:13, Acts 10:31
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 5:7
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 14:21
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 6:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to listen to
Strong's G1522
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to listen to
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:7 Verb Third Person Plural Future Passive Indicative
εἰσακουσθήσονται. eisakousqhsontai
I hear, listen to
Read verse Luke 1:13 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
εἰσηκούσθη eishkousqh
I hear, listen to
Read verse Acts 10:31 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
εἰσηκούσθη eishkousqh
I hear, listen to
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:21 Verb Third Person Plural Future Middle Deponent Indicative
εἰσακούσονταί eisakousontai
I hear, listen to
Read verse Hebrews 5:7 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
εἰσακουσθεὶς eisakousqeiv
I hear, listen to
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Passive, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Aorist Passive Luke 1:13 · Acts 10:31 2×
Future Passive Matt 6:7 1×
Future Middle 1 Cor 14:21 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Passive Heb 5:7 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 future 2
Voice
passive 4 middle 1
Mood
indicative 4 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:7 εἰσακουσθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Luke 1:13 εἰσηκούσθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 10:31 εἰσηκούσθη aorist passive indicative completed 1 Corinthians 14:21 εἰσακούσονταί future middle indicative prospective Hebrews 5:7 εἰσακουσθεὶς aorist passive participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
εἰσακούω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain