ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΩ, κατακουω
KATAKOUŌ, katakouō
Sounds Like: kah-tah-KOO-oh
Translations: to hear, to listen, to obey, to hearken
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'κατά' (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb 'ἀκούω' (akouo), meaning 'to hear'. It signifies hearing attentively, listening carefully, or hearkening to someone, often implying obedience or compliance. It can be used in contexts where one listens to a command or instruction and acts upon it.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2620 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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
- ΚΑΤΑΚΟΥΣΕΙΕ — he might hear, he might listen, he might obey
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