ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΕΙΝ, κατακουειν
KATAKOUEIN, katakouein
Sounds Like: kah-tah-koo-EH-in
Translations: to hear, to listen, to obey, to hearken
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'according to', and the verb ἀκούω (akouō), meaning 'to hear'. It signifies hearing attentively, listening carefully, or giving heed to something, often implying obedience or compliance. It can be used in contexts where one is listening to a command or instruction and is expected to follow it.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2627 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΣΑΣ — having heard, having listened, having obeyed, having hearkened
- ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΣΕΙΕ — he might hear, he might listen, he might obey
- ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΩ — to hear, to listen, to obey, to hearken
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