What does οὖς · ἀκούω mean in the Bible?
οὖς · ἀκούω is a Greek phrase meaning "ears / hear".
Greek · G3775, G191
ὦτα / ἀκούετε
The ear (physically or mentally) · to hear (in various senses)
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οὖςG3775the ear (physically or mentally)
Pronunciationoûs
Physical ear and metaphorical capacity to hear/understand; "having ears" idiomatically means spiritual receptiveness to God's message.
Open lexicon entry →ἀκούωG191to hear (in various senses)
Pronunciationakoúō
Hearing that demands obedient response, not mere acoustic perception of sound
Open lexicon entry →What does ὦτα / ἀκούετε (ōta / akouete) mean in the Bible?
οὖς · ἀκούω is a Greek phrase meaning "ears / hear".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3775, G191?
G3775, G191 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. ears / hear
Source Gloss
ears / hear
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms36Case patternAccusative (26)Number patternPlural (23)
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMatt 13:16 · 1 Pet 3:122×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Cor 2:9 · 1 Cor 12:162×
Dative · Plural · NeuterMatt 13:15 · Luke 4:21 · Acts 7:51 · Acts 28:276×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 11:15 · Matt 13:9 · Matt 13:43 · Mark 4:9 · Mark 4:23 · Mark 7:33 · Mark 8:18 · Luke 1:44 · Luke 8:8 · Luke 9:44 · Luke 14:35 · Acts 7:57 · Acts 11:22 · Rom 11:8 · Jas 5:415×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 10:27 · Luke 12:3 · Luke 22:50 · Rev 2:7 · Rev 2:11 · Rev 2:17 · Rev 2:29 · Rev 3:6 · Rev 3:13 · Rev 3:22 · Rev 13:911×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 411 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist260present118future13imperfect11perfect9
Voice
active395passive11middle5
Mood
indicative183participle133infinitive36imperative32subjunctive27
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:18ἠκούσθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 2:22ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 2:3ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 2:9ἀκούσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 4:12Ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 5:21Ἠκούσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:27Ἠκούσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:33ἠκούσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:38Ἠκούσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:43Ἠκούσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 7:24ἀκούειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 7:26ἀκούωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 8:10ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:12ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 10:14ἀκούσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 10:27ἀκούετεpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 11:15ἀκουέτωpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 11:2ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 11:5ἀκούουσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 12:19ἀκούσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 12:24ἀκούσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 12:42ἀκοῦσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 13:13ἀκούοντεςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:14ἀκούσετεfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 13:15ἤκουσανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 13:15ἀκούσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 13:16ἀκούουσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 13:17ἀκοῦσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 13:17ἀκούετεpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 13:17ἤκουσανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 13:18ἀκούσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 13:19ἀκούοντοςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:20ἀκούωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:22ἀκούωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:23ἀκούωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:43ἀκουέτωpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 13:9ἀκουέτωpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 14:1ἤκουσενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 14:13Ἀκούσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 14:13ἀκούσαντεςaorist active participleparticiple+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
ὦτα / ἀκούετε is a primary word - no further derivation.