What does ἀκούω · λόγος · θεός mean in the Bible?
ἀκούω · λόγος · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "hearing the word of God".
Greek · G191, G3056, G2316
ἀκούοντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ
To hear (in various senses) · word · God
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ἀκούω G191 to hear (in various senses)
Pronunciation akoúō
Hearing that demands obedient response, not mere acoustic perception of sound
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λόγος G3056 word
Pronunciation lógos
Word embodying a conception or idea, not mere sound; in NT especially God's authoritative speech and teaching
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does ἀκούοντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ (akouontes ton logon tou theou) mean in the Bible?
ἀκούω · λόγος · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "hearing the word of God".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G191, G3056, G2316?
G191, G3056, G2316 is connected to 427 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. hearing the word of God
Source Gloss
hearing the word of God
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 5 Aligned forms 427 Tenses Aorist, Present, Imperfect, Perfect, Future Voices Active, Passive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 135×
Aorist Active Matt 2:9 · Matt 12:24 · Matt 14:13 · Matt 15:12 · Matt 17:6 · Matt 19:25 · Matt 20:24 · Matt 20:30 · Matt 21:45 · Matt 22:22 · Matt 22:33 · Matt 22:34 · Matt 27:47 · Mark 3:21 · Mark 4:18 · Mark 6:29 90×
Present Active Matt 13:13 · Mark 3:8 · Mark 4:12 · Mark 6:2 · Luke 2:47 · Luke 4:28 · Luke 8:10 · Luke 8:21 · Luke 11:28 · Acts 7:54 · Acts 9:7 · Acts 9:21 · Acts 18:8 · Gal 1:23 · Rev 1:3 · Matt 7:26 43×
Perfect Active John 18:21 1×
Aorist Passive Heb 2:1 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 196×
Aorist Active John 8:26 · John 8:40 · John 15:15 · Acts 7:34 · Acts 9:13 · Acts 11:7 · Acts 22:7 · Acts 26:14 · Rev 1:10 · Rev 4:1 · Rev 5:11 · Rev 5:13 · Rev 6:1 · Rev 6:3 · Rev 6:5 · Rev 6:6 112×
Present Active Matt 7:24 · Luke 10:16 · John 8:47 · John 9:31 · John 10:3 · John 18:37 · 1 Cor 14:2 · 2 Cor 12:6 · 1 John 4:5 · 1 John 4:6 · 1 John 5:14 · 1 John 5:15 · Matt 10:27 · Matt 11:4 · Matt 13:17 · Mark 4:24 46×
Imperfect Active Mark 6:55 · Mark 11:14 · Luke 16:14 · Acts 2:6 · Acts 10:46 · Acts 15:12 · Acts 22:22 · Mark 6:20 · Mark 12:37 · Luke 10:39 · Acts 16:14 11×
Perfect Active John 4:42 · Acts 6:11 · Acts 6:14 · 1 John 1:1 · 1 John 1:3 · 1 John 1:5 · John 5:37 · 1 John 4:3 · Rom 15:21 9×
Future Active John 5:25 · John 5:28 · John 10:16 · Matt 12:19 · John 16:13 · Matt 13:14 · Acts 28:26 7×
Future Middle Acts 21:22 · Acts 28:28 · Acts 3:22 · Acts 17:32 · Acts 25:22 5×
Aorist Passive Matt 2:18 · Mark 2:1 · John 9:32 · Acts 11:22 4×
Future Passive Luke 12:3 1×
Present Passive 1 Cor 5:1 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 37×
Present Active Matt 24:6 · Mark 4:9 · Mark 4:23 · Mark 4:33 · Mark 7:37 · Luke 5:1 · Luke 5:15 · Luke 8:8 · Luke 14:35 · Luke 15:1 · Luke 21:38 · Luke 23:8 · John 6:60 · John 8:43 · John 9:27 · Acts 4:19 20×
Aorist Active Matt 12:42 · Matt 13:17 · Luke 6:18 · Luke 10:24 · Luke 11:31 · Acts 10:22 · Acts 10:33 · Acts 13:7 · Acts 13:44 · Acts 15:7 · Acts 19:10 · Acts 22:14 · Acts 24:4 · Acts 25:22 · Acts 26:3 · Acts 28:22 17×
Imperative command or strong request 32×
Aorist Active Matt 13:18 · Matt 21:33 · Mark 7:14 · Luke 18:6 · Acts 2:22 · Acts 7:2 · Acts 13:16 · Acts 15:13 · Acts 22:1 · Jas 2:5 · Rev 2:7 · Rev 2:11 · Rev 2:17 · Rev 2:29 · Rev 3:6 · Rev 3:13 19×
Present Active Matt 11:15 · Matt 13:9 · Matt 13:43 · Mark 4:9 · Mark 4:23 · Luke 8:8 · Luke 14:35 · Matt 15:10 · Matt 17:5 · Mark 4:3 · Mark 9:7 · Luke 9:35 · Mark 12:29 13×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 27×
Aorist Active Matt 13:15 · Mark 4:15 · Mark 4:16 · Mark 6:11 · Luke 8:13 · Acts 28:27 · Rom 10:14 · 2 Tim 4:17 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 18:15 · Matt 18:16 · John 7:51 · John 12:47 · Acts 3:23 · Rev 3:20 · Mark 13:7 20×
Aorist Passive Matt 28:14 · Rev 18:22 · Rev 18:23 4×
Present Active Phil 1:27 · 3 John 1:4 · Mark 4:12 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 411 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 260 present 118 future 13 imperfect 11 perfect 9
Voice
active 395 passive 11 middle 5
Mood
indicative 183 participle 133 infinitive 36 imperative 32 subjunctive 27
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:18 ἠκούσθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 2:22 ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:3 ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:9 ἀκούσαντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 4:12 Ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 5:21 Ἠκούσατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:27 Ἠκούσατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:33 ἠκούσατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:38 Ἠκούσατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:43 Ἠκούσατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:24 ἀκούει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:26 ἀκούων present active participle participle Matthew 8:10 ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:12 ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:14 ἀκούσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:27 ἀκούετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 11:15 ἀκουέτω present active imperative imperative Matthew 11:2 ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 11:5 ἀκούουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:19 ἀκούσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 12:24 ἀκούσαντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 12:42 ἀκοῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:13 ἀκούοντες present active participle participle Matthew 13:14 ἀκούσετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 13:15 ἤκουσαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:15 ἀκούσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:16 ἀκούουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:17 ἀκοῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:17 ἀκούετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:17 ἤκουσαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:18 ἀκούσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 13:19 ἀκούοντος present active participle participle Matthew 13:20 ἀκούων present active participle participle Matthew 13:22 ἀκούων present active participle participle Matthew 13:23 ἀκούων present active participle participle Matthew 13:43 ἀκουέτω present active imperative imperative Matthew 13:9 ἀκουέτω present active imperative imperative Matthew 14:1 ἤκουσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:13 Ἀκούσας aorist active participle participle Matthew 14:13 ἀκούσαντες aorist active participle participle
+371 more occurrences
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
ἀκούοντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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