akoúō

akoú-ō uhel.-grie. ᾰ̓κούω 'höre, gehorche'

Aus uhel. *akouhō, aus uig. *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti und verwandt mit engl. hear, hark und harken. In diesem Wort ist der Diphthong ου (ou) echt (siehe falsche Diphthong auf Wikipedia für eine Erklärung).

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /a.kǔː.ɔː/ → /aˈku.o/ → /aˈku.o/

*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti,

Verb

ᾰ̓κούω • (akoúō)

1. (transitive) to hear [+accusative = something], [+genitive = someone]
2. (transitive) to hear about, learn
3. (transitive) to listen, pay attention to, heed

   Ἄκουε τοῦ διδασκάλου!

1. Ákoue toû didaskálou!

   Listen to the teacher!

1. Νῦν δὲ ἄκουσόν μου!

1. Nûn dè ákousón mou!

   Now listen to me!

1. (transitive) to understand
2. (transitive) to obey
3. (passive voice) to be called, be spoken of, be known as

Usage notes

Usually, the object which is heard takes the accusative case, while the speaker, when present, takes the genitive. Sometimes the object is in the genitive, or the person is introduced with a preposition.

Inflection

Attic uses the future middle ἀκούσομαι (akoúsomai), while future active ἀκούσω (akoúsō) appears in Koine and Homer (Iliad 21.475).