ἀκούω

See also: ακούω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *akouyō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyóh₂, and cognate with English hear. In this word, the diphthong ου (ou) is genuine (see spurious diphthong on Wikipedia for an explanation).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ᾰ̓κούω (akoúō)

  1. (transitive) I hear [+accusative = something], [+genitive = someone]
  2. (transitive) I hear about, learn
  3. (transitive) I listen, pay attention to, heed
    Ἄκουε τοῦ διδασκάλου!
    Ákoue toû didaskálou!
    Listen to the teacher!
    Νῦν δὲ ἄκουσον μου!
    Nûn dè ákouson mou!
    Now listen to me!
  4. (transitive) I understand
  5. (transitive) I obey
  6. (passive) I am called, am spoken of, am 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.

Descendants

Derived terms

  • ἀκοή (akoḗ)
  • ἀκοΐδιον (akoḯdion)

References

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