ἠκούσθη
ekousthe
it was heard
a primary verb; to hear (in various senses):--give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.
Mark 2:1 · Word #8
Lexicon G191
| Lemma | ἀκούω |
| Transliteration | akoúō |
| Strong's | G191 |
| In-context | it was heard |
| Literal | it-was-heard |
Morphology V AOR PASS IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀκούω |
| Strong's | G191 |
SIBI-P1 G191-51
it was heard
| Root | ἀκούω (akouō) |
| Core Meanings | hear, listen, perceive by ear, heed, be reported |
| Semantic Range | to hear sounds, to listen attentively, to heed or obey, to learn or understand, to be publicly reported or spoken of |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, hearing often signifies more than auditory perception—it implies reception, acknowledgment, or responsiveness to a message, frequently in relation to divine revelation or public proclamation. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular (Gr,V,IAP3,,S,). The aorist denotes a completed past event; passive voice marks the subject as the one heard; indicative mood states it as a fact. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist tense conveys a simple, completed past action, and the passive voice indicates that the subject received the action of hearing rather than performing it. The third person singular form is preserved with "it was heard," maintaining both the root sense of auditory reception and the grammatical features of the Greek form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἀκούω (hear, listen, perceive by ear, heed, be reported)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G191-01 |
akekoamen | we have-heard |
G191-02 |
akekoasin | they have heard and retain it |
G191-03 |
akekoate | you (plural) have heard and stand having-heard |
Word Usage (430 occurrences of G191)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 2:3 | ἀκούσας | akousas | having heard |
| Matthew 2:9 | ἀκούσαντες | akousantes | having heard |
| Matthew 2:18 | ἠκούσθη | ekousthe | was heard |