εἰσακούωeisakoúō
to listen to, in two senses
Greek (New Testament) · G1522
Meanings
(a) to obey: 1 Corinthians 14:21 (cf. Deuteronomy 1:43, Sirach 3:6)
(b) to listen, assent to; passive, to be heard: of persons praying, Matthew 6:7, Hebrews 5:7; of the prayer offered, Luke 1:13, Acts 10:31 (cf. Psalms 4:2, Sirach 34:26); see Cremer, 624).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 6:7 “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.
- Luke 1:13 But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John.
- Acts 10:31 He told me, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been noticed by God!
- 1 Corinthians 14:21 It is written in the Scriptures: “I will speak to my own people through strange languages and through the lips of foreigners. But even then, they will not listen to me,” says the Lord.
- Hebrews 5:7 While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.