verb
exakolouthamō
Greekἐξακολουθέω (exakoloutheō)
Strong’sG1811
I follow after, imitate
stem exakolouth-3 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἐξ-ακολουθέω, -ῶ
[in LXX Am 2:4, Je 2:2 (אַחַר הָלַךְ), Is 56:11 (פָּנָה), Jb 31:9 (פָּתָה ni.), Si 5:2, Da LXX TH 3:(41)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1811 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| exakolouthaliἐξακολουθήσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | follow | 1× |
| exakoloutharatoisἐξακολουθήσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | follow | 2× |
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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exakolouthamō | exakolouthame | exakolouthami | exakolouthama | exakolouthamē | exakolouthamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exakolouthasō | exakolouthase | exakolouthasi | exakolouthasa | exakolouthasē | exakolouthaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exakolouthatō | exakolouthate | exakolouthati | exakolouthata | exakolouthatē | exakolouthatelē |
| we 1st person plural | exakolouthanō | exakolouthane | exakolouthani | exakolouthana | exakolouthanē | exakolouthanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exakolouthavō | exakolouthave | exakolouthavi | exakolouthava | exakolouthavē | exakolouthavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exakolouthalō | exakolouthale | exakolouthali1×ἐξακολουθήσουσιν | exakolouthala | exakolouthalē | exakolouthalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exakolouthameiō | exakolouthameia | exakolouthameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exakolouthaseiō | exakolouthaseia | exakolouthaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exakolouthateiō | exakolouthateia | exakolouthateiē |
| we 1st person plural | exakolouthaneiō | exakolouthaneia | exakolouthaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exakolouthaveiō | exakolouthaveia | exakolouthaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exakolouthaleiō | exakolouthaleia | exakolouthaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exakolouthasōr | exakolouthasar | exakolouthasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exakolouthatōr | exakolouthatar | exakolouthatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exakolouthavōr | exakolouthavar | exakolouthavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exakolouthalōr | exakolouthalar | exakolouthalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exakolouthamoiō | exakolouthamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exakolouthasoiō | exakolouthasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exakolouthatoiō | exakolouthatoia |
| we 1st person plural | exakolouthanoiō | exakolouthanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exakolouthavoiō | exakolouthavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exakolouthaloiō | exakolouthaloia |
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 | exakoloutharō | exakolouthari | exakolouthara | exakoloutharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | exakoloutharōtos | exakoloutharitos | exakoloutharatos2× | exakoloutharētos |
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
exakolouth 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
exakolouthali“follow”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
2 Peter 2:2“follow”kai pollois exakolouthali autoiu tai aselgeiai, dia hoin tas hodas tau alētheiau blasfēmiti;Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
exakoloutharatois“follow”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×
2 Peter 1:16“follow”Ouk gar sofizirētoi muthoi exakoloutharatois gnōrizana vi tan tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou dunamian kai parousian, alla epoptois giniratois tau ekeinou megaleiotau.For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
2 Peter 2:15“followed”kataleiparatois euthuan hodan planila, exakoloutharatois ta hoda tou Balaam tou Bosor hos misthon adikiau agapataThey have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.