εἰσακούω eisakouō · G1522
to listen to
είσ-ακούω ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַע, also for עָנָה, etc. ; ] ; to listen to, in two senses; (a) to obey: 1Co.14:21 (cf. Deu.1:43, Sir.3:6) ; (b) to listen, assent to; pass., to be heard: of persons praying, Mat.6:7, Heb.5:7; of the prayer offered, Luk.1:13, Act.10:31 (cf. Psa.4:2, Sir.34:26); see Cremer, 624).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
εἰσᾰκούω, ; hearken or give ear to one, ὡς ἔφατ᾽· οὐδ᾽ ἐσάκουσε.. Ὀδυσσεύς []; give way, yield to a request, []; of God, τινός or τῆς προσευχῆς []:—so in passive, of the prayer, []; of the person, []; 2 in Poets, simply, hear, τούτου λέγοντος εἰσήκουσ᾽ ἐγώ, ὡς.. []; τίνος βροτῶν λόγον τόνδ᾽ εἰ.; []; 3 perceive, feel effect of, τοῦ ἐγκεφάλου ἐσακούσαντος τοῦ τρώματος []; II passive in strict sense, ἔξωθεν εἰς τὰς οἰκίας εἰσακούεται μᾶλλον ἢ ἔσωθεν ἔξω []
Where it's used 5 times
Matthew 6:7 · Luke 1:13 · Acts 10:31 · 1 Corinthians 14:21 · Hebrews 5:7
Source: TBESG G1522; TFLSJ G1522
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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