Dictionary entry

παρακούω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

παρ-ακούω,

[in LXX: Es 3:3, 8 (עבר, עשׂה, c. neg.) 4:147:4 (חרשׁ hi.), Is 65:12 (שׁמע, c. neg.), I Es 4:11, To 3:4*;]

1. to overhear.

2. to hear amiss or imperfectly.

3. Later (as in LXX, Polyb., Plut.; also in π., v. MM, xviii), to hear without heeding, take no heed: Mk 5:36; c. gen., Mt 18:17.†