A Comparison of the Usage of ajkouvw and ajkouvw-Compounds 81 The verb, eijsakouvw, has a significantly greater usage in contexts in which a response is registered (>98% of occurrences) in comparison to akouw (approximately 60%) 37. The verb also is used intransitively [50 jv occurrences]38 and in the passive [4 occurrences] 39. 5. enakouw j v Enakouw, requires two arguments, an experiencer and a content of j v direct perception (content construction). It may be translated, «listen to» or «obey.» The two active voice occurrences are characterized by [+ response] and follow rules #2 and 3 established for ajkouvw: 1.[+ speaker, + response]: in the genitive case (1 Esdr 4:10) 2.[– speaker, + response]: in the accusative case (1 Esdr 4:3) It also appears in the passive (Nah 1:12). 6. epakouw j v Epakouw, is characterized by two distinct constructions. The first, a j v content construction, requires two arguments, an experiencer and a con- 12:15; 1 Kgs 8:29; 8:30a; 8:45; 2 Kgs 10:6; 2 Chr 34:21; Jdth 4:13; 8:17; 9:4; 9:12; 2 Mac 8:3; 3 Mac 2:10; 2:21; Ps 4:2b; 5:4; 6:9; 6:10; 16:1; 16:6b; 26:7; 27:2; 30:23; 38:13; 39:2; 53:4; 54:18; 60:2; 60:6; 63:2; 64:3; 83:9; 101:2; 105:25; 105:44; 114:1; 129:2; 142:1a; 144:19; Prov 12:15; 28:9; Sir 4:6 [S]; 34:24; 34:26; 36:16; Zeph 3:2; Zech 6:15b; 7:12; Jer 11:10; 14:12; 18:19b; 19:15; 23:22; 33:5a; 42:8 [A] (introduced by prov»); 47:3b [A]; 49:21 [A]; Bar 2:14; Sus 35; 44; Dan 9:10; 9:11 [A]; 9:14; 9:17. 35 Object noun phrase [+response, –speaker] (accusative, direct): Exod 2:24; 6:5; 16:7; 16:8b; 16:9; 16:12; 16:28; Deut 11:13 [A,R]; 11:28 [A]; 30:16; Judg 5:16 [A]; 2 Kgs 19:4; Esth 4:17z; Ps 9:38; 57:6; Job 34:28; Sir 35:13; Hab 3:2; Isa 32:9; 37:4. 36 Object noun phrase [–response, –speaker] (accusative, direct): 1 Kgs 3:11; Tob 3:15; Job 27:9; Ez 13:19. 37 As in the case of ajkouvw, this response may occur through an infinitive phrase in the same clause and may indicate the presence of a third characteristic construction trans- lated by «respond [concerning what is heard] to [the speaker] by [infinitive phrase]: eja;n eijsakouvsh/~ th'~ fwnh'~ kurivou...fulavssein pavsa~ ta;~ ejntola;~ aujtou` if you listen to the voice of [the] Lord...to keep all his commandments (Deut 13:19 [A]) It occurs with (1) [+speaker: Gen 34:17; Esth 1:12; Sir 3:6; Jer 17:24; Dan 9:10], (2) [–speaker, genitive: Deut 13:19 [A]; 15:5(M); 28:1 [A]; 28:15; 28:45; 30:10; 2 Chr 34:21; Jer 17:27; 42:8 [A] (introduced by prov~); Dan 9:10], and (3) [–speaker, accusa- tive: Deut 11:13 [A,R]; 30:16]. 38 Object definite and null (active): Exod 7:16; 11:10; Deut 30:17; Judg 11:28a [A]; 1Kgs 8:30b; 8:32; 8:36; 8:39; 8:42; 8:49; 2 Chr 6:21; 6:23; 6:25; 6:27; 6:30; 7:14; Neh 9:17; 9:28; Ps 21:3; 37:16; 54:20; 65:18; 91:12; 151:3; Prov 21:13; Job 9:16a [A]; 35:12; 37:23; Mic 7:7; Hab 1:2; Zech 6:15a; 7:11; 7:13b; Mal 3:16; Isa 37:17; 42:23; 46:7; 59:1; Jer 6:10 [R]; 7:16; 7:24 [A]; 11:14; 25:4; 40:6; 42:14 [A]; 42:15 [A, R]; Bar 2:16 [A]; Dan 9:17. 39 Experiencer indefinite and null (passive): Tob 3:16; 2 Macc 1:18; Eccl 9:16; Sir 3:5; 51:11; Dan 10:12; Matt 6:7; Luke 1:13; Acts 10:31; Heb 5:7.