ἀκοή, (ῆς, ἡ, (from an assumed perfect form ἤκοα, cf. ἀγορά above (but cf. epic Ακουν; Curtius, p. 555)); 1. hearing, by which one perceives sounds; sense of hearing 1Co_12:17; 2Pe_2:8. Hebraistically, ἀκοή ἀκούειν by hearing to hear, i. e., to perceive by hearing, Mat_13:14; Act_28:26 (Isa_6:9); cf. Winers Grammar, § 44, 8 Rem. 3, p. 339; § 54, 3, p. 466; (Buttmann, 183f (159)). 2. the organ of hearing, the ear: Mar_7:35; Luk_7:1; 2Ti_4:3-4; Act_17:20; Heb_5:11. 3. a thing heard; a. instruction, namely oral; specifically, the preaching of the gospel, (A. V. text report): Joh_12:38; Rom_10:16 f (τίς ἐπίστευσε τῇ ἀκοή ἡμῶν; from Isa_53:1, Hebrew ωΐΡξεΜςΘδ, which in 2Sa_4:4, etc., is rendered ἀγγελία); ἀκοή πίστεως preaching on the necessity of faith, (German Glaubenspredigt), Gal_3:2; Gal_3:5; λόγος ἀκοῆς equivalent to λόγος ἀκουσθείς (cf. Winer's Grammar, 531 (494f)): 1Th_2:13; Heb_4:2. b. hearsay, report, rumor; τίνος, concerning anyone: Mat_4:24; Mat_14:1; Mat_24:6; Mar_1:28; Mar_13:7. (Frequent in Greek writings.)

ἀκοή akoē 24x hearing; the act or sense of hearing, 1Co_12:17 ; 2Pe_2:8 ; the instrument of hearing, the ear, Mar_7:35 ; a thing heard; announcement, instruction, doctrine, Joh_12:38 ; Rom_10:16 ; report, Mat_4:24 , et al ear; hearing; message.

ἀκοή , -ῆς , ἡ , ( < ἀκούω ), [in LXX : Exo_15:26 , al. for H8085 , its parts and derivatives, exc . Deu_11:22 ( H8104 );] 1. hearing, the sense of hearing: 1Co_12:17 , 2Pe_2:8 ; "Hebraic dative," ἀκοῇ ἀκούειν ( freq . in LXX ; v. M , Pr., 14, 75), Mat_13:14 , Act_28:26 . 2. organ of hearing, the ear ( Arist ., al. ; MM , VGT , s.v. ): 2Ti_4:3-4 ; pl., Mar_7:35 , Luk_7:1 , Act_17:20 , Heb_5:11 . 3. a thing heard, i.e ., (a) a message, teaching: Joh_12:38 and Rom_10:16-17 ( LXX ) Gal_3:2 ; Gal_3:5 R , mg .; λόγος ἀκοῆς , 1Th_2:13 , Heb_4:2 ; (b) a report, rumour: c . gen . pers ., Mat_4:24 ; Mat_14:1 ; Mat_24:6 , Mar_1:28 ; Mar_13:7 ( Cremer , 82, 623; MM , VGT , s.v. ).†

ἀκοή [page 18] The word is sometimes concrete, denoting the ear : so in the late document cited above under ἀκλινής , and in P Oxy I. 129 .4 (vi/AD.) εἰς ἀκοὰς ἐμὰς ἦλθεν . Much earlier is Wόnsch AF 1 .17 (i/ii A.D.) where ἀκοάς stands between ἐνκέφαλον [πρόσω ]πον and ὀφρ [ῦς ] μυκτῆρας . Its more normal sense of hearing appears in a would-be cultured letter, BGU IV. 1080 .6 (iii/A.D.) ( = Chrest. I. p. 564) καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ ἀκοῇ ἀπόντες ὡς παρόντες διαθέσι ηὐφράνθημεν : the writer is able to quote Homer. It is joined with ὄσφρησις (as in 1Co_12:17 ) in the quasi-literary P Ryl II. 63 .5 (iii/A.D. an astrological dialogue).

ἀκοή "a hearing, the sound heard", Il. "the thing heard, hearsay, report, news, tidings", μετὰ πατρὸς ἀκουήν in quest of "tidings" of his father, Od. ; ἀκοῆι ἱστορεῖν, παραλαβεῖν τι to know "by hearsay", Hdt. ; so, ἐξ ἀκοῆς λέγειν Plat. "the sense of hearing", Hdt. , etc. "the act of hearing, hearing", ἀκοῆι κλύειν, ἀκοαῖς δέχεσθαι, εἰς ἀκοὰς ἔρχεταί τι Soph. , Eur. ; δι᾽ ἀκοῆς αἰσθάνεσθαι Plat. "the ear", Sapph. , Aesch.

ἀκοή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἀκούω), [in LXX: Exo.15:26, al. for שׁמע, its parts and derivatives, exc. Deu.11:22 (שׁמר) ;] __1. hearing, the sense of hearing: 1Co.12:17, 2Pe.2:8; "Hebraic dative," ἀκοῇ ακούειν (frequently in LXX; V. M, Pr., 14, 75), Mat.13:14, Act.28:26. __2. organ of hearing, the ear (Arist., al.; MM, VGT, see word): 2Ti.4:3-4; pl., Mrk.7:35, Luk.7:1, Act.17:20, Heb.5:11. __3. a thing heard, i.e., __(a) a message, teaching: Jhn.12:38 and Rom.16:16,17" (LXX), Gal.3:2,5 R, mg.; λόγος ἀκοῆς, 1Th.2:13, Heb.4:2; __(b) a report, rumour: with genitive, of person(s), Mat.4:24, 14:1, 24:6; Mrk.1:28 13:7 (Cremer, 82, 623; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)