ap. Demetr. Eloc. 217 , (παρ-) J. AJ 17.10.10 . (ἀ-κοϝ-, cf.κοέω):—hear, Hom. , etc.: prop. c. acc. of thing heard, gen. of person from whom it is heard, ταῦτα Καλυψοῦς ἤκουσα
Od. 12.389
, cf. S. OT 43 , etc.; gen. pers. freq. omitted, πάντ' ἀκήκοας λόγον
Id. Aj. 480
, etc.; or the acc. rei, ἄκουε τοῦ θανόντος
Id. El. 792
, cf. 793 :—also c. gen. rei,φθογγῆς, κτύπου,hearit, Od. 12.198 (asv.l.), 21.237 ; λόγων
S. OC 1187
; once in Hom. in Med. , ἀκούετο λαὸς ἀϋτῆς
Il. 4.331
.
b. c. gen. objecti,hear of, hear tell of, ἀ. πατρός
, cf. E. IT 964 , Isoc. 5.72 , Pl. R. 358d , 358e ; τι περί τινος
X. An. 7.7.30
.
c. in Prose the pers. from whom thing is heard freq. takes Prep.,ἀ. τι ἀπό, ἐκ, παρά, πρός τινος, first in Il. 6.524 , cf. Hdt. 3.62 , S. OT 7 , 95 , Th. 1.125 .
d. less freq. c. dupl. gen. pers. et rei,hear ofa thingfroma person, as Od. 17.115 , D. 18.9 .
e. withpart.orinf.added, asεἰ πτώσσοντας ὑφ' Ἕκτορι πάντας ἀκούσαι should he hearthat all are now crouching under Hector, Il. 7.129 , cf. Hdt. 7.10 .θ́, X. Cyr. 2.4.12 , D. 3.9 ;ἀ. αὐτὸν ὄλβιον εἶναι to hear [generally] that he is happy, Il. 24.543 , cf. X. An. 2.5.13 , etc.:—alsoἀ. τινὰ ὅτιorὡς, Ἀτρεί̈δην ἀκού́ετε ὡς. . Od. 3.193 ;τὸν Δαίδαλον οὐκ ἀκήκοας, ὁτι. .; X. Mem. 4.2.33 ; ἀ. οὕνεκα
S. OC 33
.
f. c. gen. etpart., to expresswhat one actually hearsfrom a person, ταῦτ' . . ἤκουον σαφῶς Ὀδυσσέως λέγοντος
S. Ph. 595
;ἀ. τινὸς λέγοντος, διαλεγομένου, Pl. Prt. 320b , X. Mem. 2.4.1 : rarely c. acc. etpart., S. Ph. 614 .
2. know by hearsay, ἔξοιδ' ἀκούων
S. OT 105
:pres.is usedlikeapf., νῆσός τις Συρίη κικλήσκεται, εἴ που ἀκούεις
Od. 15.403
, cf. 3.193 ; in Prose, Pl. Grg. 503c , Luc. Gall. 13 .
3. abs.,hearken, give ear, esp. in proclamations,ἀκούετε λεῴ oyez! oyez!Susar. 1 , etc.: for S. OT 1386
v. πηγή
2 .
4. οἱ ἀκούοντες readers of a book, Plb. 1.13.6 , al.
II. listen to, give ear to, c. gen., Il. 1.381 , etc.: metaph., Φωκυλίδου οὐκ ἀκούεις ;
Pl. R. 407a
: rarely c. dat., ἀ. ἀνέρι κηδομένῳ
Il. 16.515
(in S. El. 227
τίνιis Eth. dat.): with gen. ofpart.after dat.,ὅττι οἱ ὦκ' ἤκουσε . . θεὸς εὐξαμένοιοib. 531 .