Parakouo describes disregarding what is said, whether a report or an appeal to hear others.

The attested uses show disregarding spoken words: in Mark 5:36 it concerns the word being spoken, and in Matthew 18:17 it occurs in the stated refusal to listen to those addressing a person or to the assembly.

1. Disregarding what is said · dominant

   In Mark 5:36, the aorist active participle occurs as Jesus responds to the word being spoken; the APB renders the clause "Ignoring the word being spoken." In Matthew 18:17, the aorist active subjunctive occurs in conditions describing a person's refusal to listen first to others and then to the assembly; the APB renders "If he refuses to listen to them" and "If he refuses to listen even to the assembly."

   Mark 5:36Matthew 18:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Ignoring the word being spoken" in Mark 5:36 and as refusing "to listen" in Matthew 18:17. These phrases show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.