ἘΠΗΚΟΑ, ἐπηκοα
EPĒKOA, epēkoa
Sounds Like: eh-PAY-koh-ah
Translations: attentive, listening, hearing, obedient
From the root: ΕΠΗΚΟΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone or something that is attentive or listening, often with the implication of being obedient or responsive to what is heard. It is used to describe ears that are open and ready to hear, or a person who is ready to obey. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐπί' (upon, to) and 'ἀκούω' (to hear).
Inflection: Nominative or Accusative, Plural, Neuter
Strong’s number: G1917 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΗΚΟΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΗΚΟΟΙ — obedient, listening, hearkening, those who obey
- ἘΠΗΚΟΟΝ — within hearing, within earshot, audible, a hearer, one who listens
- ἘΠΗΚΟΩ — within hearing, within earshot, audible, obedient, a listener
- ΕΠΗΚΟΟ — hearing, listening, obedient, attentive, a hearing one, an obedient one
- ΕΠΗΚΟΟΣ — listening, obedient, subject to, hearing, hearkening
- ΕΠΗΚΟΟΥ — obedient, attentive, a hearer, one who listens
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