verb
katakolouthamō
Strong’sG2628
I follow after
stem katakolouth-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
† κατ-ακολουθέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Je 17:16 (רעה), I Mac 6:23, al.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
follow after, ὀπίσω τινός LXX+3rd c.AD+; comply with, εἰ ταῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων εὐχαῖς ὁ θεὸς κατηκολούθει Refs 4th c.BC+; obey, νόμῳ, προστάγμασιν, LXX+1st c.AD+; follow a historical or philosophical authority, Refs 1st c.BC+.; Ἀράτῳ, Δημοκρίτῳ, Refs 2nd c.BC+; emulate, imitate, ἀδυνάτοις ἐπιβολαῖς Hegetorap.Refs 2nd c.AD+; κ. τοῖς ἱεροῖς, mistranslation of prosecuisset, as though prosecutus esset, Refs 1st c.AD+: absolutely, obey instructions, Refs 2nd c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katakoloutharōntasκατακολουθοῦσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | followed | 1× |
| katakoloutharantaisκατακολουθήσασαι | 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 | katakoloutharōntos1× | katakoloutharintos | katakoloutharantos1× | katakoloutharēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
katakoloutharōntas“followed”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Acts 16:17houtas katakoloutharōntas to Paulo kai ni krazate legarōntas; …This girl followed Paul and the rest of us …
katakoloutharantais“followed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural feminine1×
Luke 23:55katakoloutharantais de tais gunaikais, hotinais ale sunercharēntais …… had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and …