- ἐπακούω
- ἐπακούω fut. ἐπακούσομαι; 1 aor. ἐπήκουσα; pf. 3 sg. ἐπακήκοε LXX; inf. ἐπακηκοέναι (Just., D. 137, 4); 1 aor. pass. 3 sg. ἐπηκούσθη 2 Ch 30:27 (s. ἀκούω; Hom. [Il. 2, 143 in the sense ‘hear about’]+; Tat. 30, 2 ‘understand’ a foreign tongue). On LXX s. JBarr, JTS 31, ’80, 67–72.① to pay close attention to what one is told w. implication of being responsive, hear, listen to (Aeschyl., Choëph. 725; Lucian, Tim. 34 τ. εὐχῶν; Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 478, 6=BGU 1080, 6; IMaronIsis 7; PGM 13, 207 μοι; LXX; τῆς φωνῆς ἡμῶν En 103:14; 106:8; Jos., Ant. 9, 10) τινός someone (Lucian, Pseudolog. 23; UPZ 78, 24 [159 B.C.] Isis, ἐπάκουσόν μου; PGM 3, 497; Gen 17:20 al.; TestAbr A 14 p. 94, 2 [Stone p. 36]; JosAs 14:2) 1 Cl 8:3 (quot. of unknown orig.; cp. Is 65:24); B 3:5; ἐπήκουσά σου 2 Cor 6:2 (Is 49:8; CCox, Biblica 62, ’81, 251–58); τῆς δεήσεως GJs 2:4; 4:1f; 20:3 (last not pap); προσευχομένου Ἰωνᾶ AcPlCor 2:30.—OWeinreich, Θεοὶ ἐπήκοοι: MAI 37, 1912, 1–68.② to act appropriately in response to what one hears, heed, obey (Hes., Op. 275; Hdt. 4, 141; Pla., Soph., 227c; Vett. Val. 67, 16; Judg 2:17 A; 1 Macc 10:38 v.l.) abs. πρέπον ἐστὶν ἐ. κατὰ μηδεμίαν ὑπόκρισιν it is fitting to be obedient without hypocrisy IMg 3:2. ἔμπροσθέν τινος before someone = obey someone B 12:11 (Is 45:1).—New Docs 1, 15. M-M. TW. Spicq. Sv.
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