εἰσακούω

eisakouō

to listen to

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Strong’s G1522Verb5 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

has been heard2

they will be heard1

will they hear1

having been heard1

In the text

Matthew 6:7εἰσακουσθήσονται
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
Luke 1:13εἰσηκούσθη
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
Acts 10:31εἰσηκούσθη
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
1 Corinthians 14:21εἰσακούσονταί
It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
Hebrews 5:7εἰσακουσθεὶς
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

Abbott-Smith

είσ-ακούω
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַע, also for עָנָה, etc. ;]
to listen to, in two senses;

(a) to obey: 1Co.14:21 (cf. Deu.1:43, Sir.3:6)

(b) to listen, assent to; pass., to be heard: of persons praying, Mat.6:7, Heb.5:7; of the prayer offered, Luk.1:13, Act.10:31 (cf. Psa.4:2, Sir.34:26); see Cremer, 624).†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.