ἀκούσαντες
akousantes
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.
Matthew 21:45 · Word #2
Lexicon G191
| Lemma | ἀκούω |
| Transliteration | akoúō |
| Strong's | G191 |
Morphology V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀκούω |
| Strong's | G191 |
SIBI-P1 G191-24
the having-heard men
| Root | ἀκούω (akouō) |
| Core Meanings | to hear, to listen, to heed, to perceive by hearing, to understand by hearing |
| Semantic Range | to hear sounds; to listen attentively; to heed or obey; to receive a report; to understand what is heard |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, hearing often implies more than auditory reception—it carries the covenantal idea of attentive response and obedience. Those described as “having heard” are frequently positioned at a decisive moment of response to divine revelation. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist active participle; nominative masculine plural (Gr,V,PAA,NMP). The aorist participle denotes action completed prior to the main verb; active voice indicates the subjects perform the hearing. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the root sense of ἀκούω (“to hear”) while reflecting the aorist tense as a completed action (“having-heard”). The nominative masculine plural participle is expressed substantivally as “the … men,” maintaining both gender and number as indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἀκούω (to hear, to listen, to heed, to perceive by hearing, to understand by hearing)
| 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 |