ἐπακούω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=fut. [[ἐπακούσομαι]] ib. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ge.</span>30.33</span>, later <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> ἐπακούσω <span class="title">Psalm.Solom.</span>18.3:—[[hear]], c. acc. rei, <b class="b3">ὂς πάντ' ἐφορᾷς καὶ πάντ' ἐπακούεις</b>, of the Sun, <span class="bibl">Il.3.277</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.11.109</span>; prov., <b class="b3">ὁπποῖόν κ' εἴπῃσθα ἔπος, τοῖόν κ' ἐπακούσαις</b> as thou speakest, so [[wilt]] thou [[be answered]], <span class="bibl">Il.20.250</span>; φωνὴν ἐ. <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>448</span>; χρησμόν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>1080</span>: c. acc. rei et gen. pers., ἔπος ἐμέθεν <span class="bibl">Od.19.98</span>: c. gen. rei, εὐχῆς <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>263</span>; τῆς φωνῆς <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.70</span>: abs., <span class="bibl">Th.1.53</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.98</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[overhear]], μή τις τῶν ἀμυήτων ἐπακούσῃ <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span>155e</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>628</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[hear about]], [[hear tell of]], μόχθων <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>165</span> (lyr.); c. part., οἷον γᾶς Ἀσίας οὐκ ἐπακούω . . βλαστὸν φύτευμα <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>695</span> (lyr.); τινά τι δρῶντα <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>729b</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> [[give ear]], [[listen]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>725</span> (anap.): c. gen. pers., ἐμοῦ 'πάκουσον <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>708</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>317d</span>; <b class="b3">ἐ. μοι</b> 'pray [[attend]]', <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Sph.</span>227c</span>: esp. of [[giving ear]] to one who prays, of God, <span class="bibl">LXX<span class="title">Is.</span>49.8</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">UPZ</span>78.24</span> (ii B.C.); or to advice, commands, etc., i.e. [[obey]], βουλῆς <span class="bibl">Il.2.143</span>; δίκης <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>275</span>; ἐμῶν μύθων <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1417</span> (anap.): c. dat. rei, τῷ κελεύσματι <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.141</span>; ταῖς εὐχαῖς <span class="bibl">D.H.13.6</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">LXX<span class="title">Ho.</span>2.21(23)</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">5</span> later, like [[ἐπαΐω]], [[perceive]], [[understand]], τῶν ᾀδομένων <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Salt.</span>64</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Flam.</span>10</span> (or, [[hear distinctly]]). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">6</span> <b class="b3">ἐπακούσεταί μοι ἡ δικαιοσύνη μου</b> [[shall answer for]] me, <span class="bibl">LXX<span class="title">Ge.</span>30.33</span>.</span>