verb
epakolouthamō
Strong’sG1872
I follow close after, endorse
stem epakolouth-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐπ-ακολουθέω, -ῶ
[in LXX (chiefly metaph.) for אָחַר, הָלַךְ, etc.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
follow close upon, follow after, pursue, τινί Refs 5th c.BC+; move with, τῷ ἄλλῳ σώματι Refs 5th c.BC+
2 pursue as an enemy, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 attend to, follow mentally, understand, τῷ λόγῳ Refs 5th c.BC+
4 attend to, follow, i.e. obey or comply with, ταῖς τῶν συμμάχων γνώμαις Refs 5th c.BC+; αὐτῶν τῇ προαιρέσει Philipp. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; ταῖς τῶν ποιητῶν βλασφημίαις ἐ. follow them (as authorities), Refs 5th c.BC+
5 attend to, i.e. execute, a task, τῷ πραττομένῳ Refs 5th c.BC+; wait upon, of bees, τοῖς βασιλεῦσι Refs 4th c.BC+
6 supervise, attend to, τῇ ἐγχύσει τοῦ γλεύκους Refs 3rd c.BC+, etc.: absolutely, Refs 2nd c.AD+
7 concur, Refs 2nd c.AD+
8 verify, check, Refs 5th c.BC+
II accompany, result, accrue, τινί Refs 1st c.BC+
II.2 τὰ ἐπακολουθοῦντα σημεῖα confirmatory, authenticating signs NT
II.3 of the offspring of cattle, πρόβατα σὺν τοῖς -οῦσι ἄρνασι Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| epakoloutharōnteiuἐπακολουθούντων | 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 | epakoloutharōntos1× | epakoloutharintos | epakoloutharantos | epakoloutharēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
epakolouthalō“follow after”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Timothy 5:24“follow after”… proagarōntais eis krisian, tinoi de kai epakolouthalō;… of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not …
epakolouthata“devoted herself to”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:10“devoted herself to”… thliborōntoi eparkata, ei pante erge agathe epakolouthata.… to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
epakolouthaveia“follow”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
1 Peter 2:21… huper vu, vi hupolimpanarōntos hupogrammon hina epakolouthaveia tei ichnei autou;… you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
epakoloutharōnteiu“accompanying”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural neuter1×
Mark 16:20“accompanying”… kai ton logon bebaiarōntou dia teiu epakoloutharōnteiu sēmeiu.… preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied …