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ἀκοή G189
G189 is the Greek word ἀκοή, transliterated akoḗ. The King James Version most often renders it hearing.
What it means
hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard).
Where it comes from
from G191 (ἀκούω).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: audience, ear, fame, which ye heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor.
Verses using ἀκοή
All 20 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 4:24 · KJV
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Matthew 13:14 · KJV
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
Matthew 14:1 · KJV
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
Matthew 24:6 · KJV
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Mark 1:28 · KJV
And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
Mark 7:35 · KJV
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
Mark 13:7 · KJV
And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
Luke 7:1 · KJV
Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
John 12:38 · KJV
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Acts 17:20 · KJV
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Acts 28:26 · KJV
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
Romans 10:17 · KJV
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
1 Corinthians 12:17 · KJV
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
Galatians 3:2 · KJV
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians 3:5 · KJV
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
1 Thessalonians 2:13 · KJV
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
2 Timothy 4:3 · KJV
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2 Timothy 4:4 · KJV
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Hebrews 4:2 · KJV
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
2 Peter 2:8 · KJV
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Common questions
What does Strong's G189 mean?
G189 is the Greek word ἀκοή (akoḗ), meaning hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard).
How is G189 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hearing (9 times), ears (4 times), fame (3 times), rumours (2 times), audience (1 time), among others.
How many times does G189 appear in the Bible?
ἀκοή (akoḗ) is tagged in 20 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G189 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from G191 (ἀκούω).
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