ἀκούω

Etymology
From, from , and cognate with 🇨🇬, and. In this word, the diphthong is genuine (see  on Wikipedia for an explanation).

Verb

 * 1)  to hear
 * 2)  to hear about, learn
 * 3)  to listen, pay attention to, heed
 * 4)  to understand
 * 5)  to obey
 * 6)  to be called, be spoken of, be known as
 * 1)  to obey
 * 2)  to be called, be spoken of, be known as

Usage notes
Usually, the object which is heard takes the accusative case, while the speaker, when present, takes the genitive. Sometimes the object is in the genitive, or the person is introduced with a preposition.

Inflection
Attic uses the future middle, while future active appears in Koine and Homer (Iliad 21.475).