ἀκοή

English (LSJ)

ἡ, Ep. ἀκουή· (ἀκοϝ, cf. ἀκούω):—

   A hearing, sound heard, ἕκαθεν δέ τε γίγνετ' ἀ. Il.16.634.    2 thing heard, tidings, μετὰ πατρὸς ἀκουὴν ἱκέσθαι, βῆναι, Od.2.308, 4.701; κατὰ τὴν Σόλωνος ἀκοήν according to Solon's story, Pl.Ti.21a; report, Pi.P.1.84,90; ἀ. σοφοῖς thing for wise men to listen to, ib.9.78; ἀκοῇ ἱστορεῖν, παραλαβεῖν τι by hearsay, Hdt.2.29,148; ἐπίστασθαι Antipho 5.67, Th. 4.126; ἐξ ἀκοῆς λέγειν Pl.Phd.61d; τὰς ἀ. τῶν προγεγενημένων traditions, Th.1.20; ἀκοαὶ . . λόγων Id.1.73; ἀκοὴν μαρτυρεῖν, προσάγειν, give, bring hearsay evidence, D.57.4; βαρὺν . . ἀκοῆς ψόφον AP6.220 (Diosc.); ἐκ γὰρ ἀκουῆς οἰκτίρω σε ib.7.220 (Agath.).    II sense of hearing, Hdt.1.38, etc.; joined with ὄψις, Pl.Phd.65b, etc.; οἷς ὦτα μέν ἐστιν, ἀκοαὶδὲ οὐκ ἔνεισιν Ph.1.474.    2 act of hearing, ἐς ἀκοὰν ἐμήν to my hearing, my ear, A.Pr.689; γᾶρυν ἀραρεῖν ἀκοαῖσι Simon. 41; ὀξεῖαν ἀ. . . λόγοις διδούς S.El.30; ἀκοῇ κλύειν Id.Ph.1412; ἀκοαῖς δέχεσθαι, εἰς ἀκοὰς . . ἥκειν, E.IT1496, Ph.1480; δι' ἀκοῆς αἰσθάνεσθαι Pl.Lg.900a; ἀκοὴν ὑπειπών demanding a hearing, E.HF962; τοῖς ἀκροάμασι τὰς ἀ. ἀνατεθεικώς Plb.24.5.9.    3 ear, ὀππάτεσσι δ' οὖδεν ὄρημ', ἐπιρρόμβεισι δ' ἄκουαι Sapph.2.12, cf. A.R.4.17; ἀπεσθίει μου τὴν ἀ. Hermipp.52, cf. Pherecr.199; δυσὶν ἀκοαῖς κρίνειν with two ears, Arist.Pol.1287b27, cf. Pr.960a30, Call.Fr.106.5.    III hearing, listening to, ἀκοῆς ἄξιος Pl.Tht.142d; εἰς ἀκοὴν φωνῆς within hearing of... D.S.19.41.    IV obedience, ἀ. ὑπὲρ θυσίαν ἀγαθή LXX 1 Ki.15.22.    V in pl., place where supernatural voices are heard, IG4.955.10 (Epid.), Marin.Procl.32; αἱ ἀ. τοῦ θεοῦ Aristid.Or.47(23).13.