verb

epakolouthamō

Greekἐπακολουθέω (epakoloutheō)

Strong’sG1872

I follow close after, endorse

stem epakolouth-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur

Translated as

accompanying1×devoted herself to1×follow1×follow after1×

What it means

ἐπ-ακολουθέω, -ῶ

[in LXX (chiefly metaph.) for אָחַר, הָלַךְ, etc.;]

to follow after; in NT metaph.; absol.: Mk 16:20 (illustrated by use in verifying accounts; v. MM, Exp., xiv; Milligan; NTD, 78); c. dat. pers., of sins, I Ti 5:24 (cf. Ellic. and CGT, in l); τ. ἴχνεσιν, I Pe 2:21; ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ, I Ti 5:10.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1872 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o

to accompany

Fromfrom G1909 and G190;

King Jamesfollow (after).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
epakolouthalōἐπακολουθοῦσιν	happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural	follow after	1×
epakolouthataἐπηκολούθησεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	devoted herself to	1×
epakolouthaveiaἐπακολουθήσητε	happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural	follow	1×
epakoloutharōteiuἐπακολουθούντων	happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural neuter	accompanying	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	epakolouthamō	epakolouthame	epakolouthami	epakolouthama	epakolouthamē	epakolouthamelē
you 2nd person singular	epakolouthasō	epakolouthase	epakolouthasi	epakolouthasa	epakolouthasē	epakolouthaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epakolouthatō	epakolouthate	epakolouthati	epakolouthata1×ἐπηκολούθησεν	epakolouthatē	epakolouthatelē
we 1st person plural	epakolouthanō	epakolouthane	epakolouthani	epakolouthana	epakolouthanē	epakolouthanelē
ye 2nd person plural	epakolouthavō	epakolouthave	epakolouthavi	epakolouthava	epakolouthavē	epakolouthavelē
they 3rd person plural	epakolouthalō1×ἐπακολουθοῦσιν	epakolouthale	epakolouthali	epakolouthala	epakolouthalē	epakolouthalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	epakolouthameiō	epakolouthameia	epakolouthameiē
you 2nd person singular	epakolouthaseiō	epakolouthaseia	epakolouthaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epakolouthateiō	epakolouthateia	epakolouthateiē
we 1st person plural	epakolouthaneiō	epakolouthaneia	epakolouthaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	epakolouthaveiō	epakolouthaveia1×ἐπακολουθήσητε	epakolouthaveiē
they 3rd person plural	epakolouthaleiō	epakolouthaleia	epakolouthaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	epakolouthasōr	epakolouthasar	epakolouthasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epakolouthatōr	epakolouthatar	epakolouthatēr
ye 2nd person plural	epakolouthavōr	epakolouthavar	epakolouthavēr
they 3rd person plural	epakolouthalōr	epakolouthalar	epakolouthalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	epakolouthamoiō	epakolouthamoia
you 2nd person singular	epakolouthasoiō	epakolouthasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epakolouthatoiō	epakolouthatoia
we 1st person plural	epakolouthanoiō	epakolouthanoia
ye 2nd person plural	epakolouthavoiō	epakolouthavoia
they 3rd person plural	epakolouthaloiō	epakolouthaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	epakoloutharō	epakolouthari	epakolouthara	epakoloutharē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	epakoloutharōtos1×	epakoloutharitos	epakoloutharatos	epakoloutharētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

epakolouthstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

epakolouth is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

epakolouthalō“follow after”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×

1 Timothy 5:24“follow after”Tinoiu anthrōpoiu tais hamartais prodēlais alō, proagarōtais eis krisian, tinoi de kai epakolouthalō;The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.

epakolouthata“devoted herself to”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

1 Timothy 5:10“devoted herself to”en ergei kalei marturirōtas, ei teknotrofata, ei xenodochata, ei hagioiu podoin niptata, ei thlibirōtoi eparkata, ei pante erge agathe epakolouthata.and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.

epakolouthaveia“follow”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×

1 Peter 2:21“follow”eis houtem gar kaliva, hoti kai Christos paschata huper vu, vi hupolimpanarōtos hupogrammon hina epakolouthaveia tei ichnei autou;For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

epakoloutharōteiu“accompanying”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural neuter1×

Mark 16:20“accompanying”ekeinois de exercharatois kērussala pantachou, tou kuriou sunergarōtou kai ton logon bebaiarōtou dia teiu epakoloutharōteiu sēmeiu.And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.