verb

katakolouthamō

Greekκατακολουθέω (katakoloutheō)

Strong’sG2628

I follow after

stem katakolouth-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

followed2×

What it means

† κατ-ακολουθέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: Je 17:16 (רעה), I Mac 6:23, al.;]

to follow after: Lk 23:55; c. dat. pers., Ac 16:17.†

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

Strong’s G2628 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkat-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o

to accompany closely

Fromfrom G2596 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
katakoloutharōtasκατακολουθοῦσα	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine	followed	1×
katakoloutharataisκατακολουθήσασαι	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural feminine	followed	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, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	katakolouthamō	katakolouthame	katakolouthami	katakolouthama	katakolouthamē	katakolouthamelē
you 2nd person singular	katakolouthasō	katakolouthase	katakolouthasi	katakolouthasa	katakolouthasē	katakolouthaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katakolouthatō	katakolouthate	katakolouthati	katakolouthata	katakolouthatē	katakolouthatelē
we 1st person plural	katakolouthanō	katakolouthane	katakolouthani	katakolouthana	katakolouthanē	katakolouthanelē
ye 2nd person plural	katakolouthavō	katakolouthave	katakolouthavi	katakolouthava	katakolouthavē	katakolouthavelē
they 3rd person plural	katakolouthalō	katakolouthale	katakolouthali	katakolouthala	katakolouthalē	katakolouthalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	katakolouthameiō	katakolouthameia	katakolouthameiē
you 2nd person singular	katakolouthaseiō	katakolouthaseia	katakolouthaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katakolouthateiō	katakolouthateia	katakolouthateiē
we 1st person plural	katakolouthaneiō	katakolouthaneia	katakolouthaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	katakolouthaveiō	katakolouthaveia	katakolouthaveiē
they 3rd person plural	katakolouthaleiō	katakolouthaleia	katakolouthaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	katakolouthasōr	katakolouthasar	katakolouthasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katakolouthatōr	katakolouthatar	katakolouthatēr
ye 2nd person plural	katakolouthavōr	katakolouthavar	katakolouthavēr
they 3rd person plural	katakolouthalōr	katakolouthalar	katakolouthalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	katakolouthamoiō	katakolouthamoia
you 2nd person singular	katakolouthasoiō	katakolouthasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katakolouthatoiō	katakolouthatoia
we 1st person plural	katakolouthanoiō	katakolouthanoia
ye 2nd person plural	katakolouthavoiō	katakolouthavoia
they 3rd person plural	katakolouthaloiō	katakolouthaloia

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	katakoloutharō	katakolouthari	katakolouthara	katakoloutharē

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	katakoloutharōtos1×	katakoloutharitos	katakoloutharatos1×	katakoloutharētos

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

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

katakolouth 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

katakoloutharōtas“followed”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×

Acts 16:17“followed”houtas katakoloutharōtas to Paulo kai ni krazate legarōtas; Houtois tois anthrōpois doulois tou theou tou hupsistou alō, hotinois katangellalō vi hodan sōtērēau.This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

katakoloutharatais“followed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural feminine1×

Luke 23:55“followed”katakoloutharatais de tais gunaikais, hotinais ale sunercharētais ek tau Galilaiau auto, theasela tem mnēmeiem kai hōs tithita tem sōmem autou,The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.