ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΣΕΙΕ, κατακουσειε
KATAKOUSEIE, katakouseie
Sounds Like: kah-tah-koo-SEE-eh
Translations: he might hear, he might listen, he might obey
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from κατά (kata, 'down, against') and ἀκούω (akouo, 'to hear'). It means to hear distinctly, to listen attentively, or to obey. It implies a thorough or complete hearing, often leading to compliance or understanding.
Inflection: Aorist, Optative, Active, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2629 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 3:12
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΕΙΝ — to hear, to listen, to obey, to hearken
- ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΣΑΣ — having heard, having listened, having obeyed, having hearkened
- ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΩ — to hear, to listen, to obey, to hearken
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