Lexicon
διακούω
diakouō
G1251
G:V Greek

to give a hearing

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diakouo is used of promising to hear a case when accusers arrive.

The attested use concerns a promised hearing of a case upon the arrival of accusers.

Senses in use

  1. Hear a case after accusers arrive · dominant

    In Acts 23:35, the future middle indicative form occurs in a promise made contingent on the accusers' arrival; the APB renders the clause, “I will give you a hearing.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 23:35, the APB presents the clause as “I will give you a hearing,”.

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