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εἰσακούω

εἰσακούω, to listen

εἰσᾰκούω,
  • hearken or give ear to one, ὡς ἔφατʼ· οὐδʼ ἐσάκουσε.. Ὀδυσσεύς Il. 8.97, cf. Hdt. 4.133, al.: c. acc., φωνὴν ἐσάκουσαν h.Cer. 284, cf. E. Hec. 559, etc.: c. gen. pers., S. Aj. 789; τῶν ἐμῶν λόγων E. IA 1368: c. dat. pers., Hdt. 1.214, etc.; τινί τι Id. 9.60; give way, yield to a request, Th. 1.126, 3.4; of God, τινός or τῆς προσευχῆς LXX Ps. 4.2, etc.:—so in Pass., of the prayer, Ev.Luc. 1.13; of the person, Ev.Matt. 6.7.
      • 2 in Poets, simply, hear, τούτου λέγοντος εἰσήκουσʼ ἐγώ, ὡς.. S. Tr. 351; τίνος βροτῶν λόγον τόνδʼ εἰ.; Id. El. 884, cf. Aj. 318, Axiop. 1.12; ζῶντʼ εἰσακούσας παῖδα E. El. 416.
      • 3 perceive, feel effect of, τοῦ ἐγκεφάλου ἐσακούσαντος τοῦ τρώματος Hp. Prorrh. 2.14.
    • II Pass. in strict sense, ἔξωθεν εἰς τὰς οἰκίας εἰσακούεται μᾶλλον ἢ ἔσωθεν ἔξω Arist. Pr. 903b13 (v.l. εἴσω ἀκ.).

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