verb
sunakolouthamō
Strong’sG4870
I accompany
stem sunakolouth-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.
** συν-ακολουθέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: II Mac 2:4, 6 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4870 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
follow along with or closely, accompany, τῇ στρατιᾷ NT+5th c.BC+
2 follow with the mind, attend to, σ. ταῖς τύχαις Refs 4th c.BC+; follow an argument completely, λόγῳ Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τινί τι follow him in a matter, Refs; τισι Refs 4th c.BC+
3 to be correlated, ἀλλήλοις Refs 4th c.BC+
4 follow with the sense of obeying, with dative, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 accrue, enure, τινι Refs 1st c.AD+
II of effects, follow closely upon the cause, πάντα σ. τῷ τοῦ παντὸς παθήματι Refs 5th c.BC+
III in the Logic of Refs 4th c.BC+, follow necessarily with a term, be involved in it, Refs; to be mutually implied, σ. αἱ ἀρχαί Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunakolouthateσυνηκολούθει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | following | 1× |
| sunakoloutharaσυνακολουθῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | follow | 1× |
| sunakoloutharōntaisσυνακολουθοῦσαι | happening now · subjectpresent 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, 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 | sunakolouthamō | sunakolouthame | sunakolouthami | sunakolouthama | sunakolouthamē | sunakolouthamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunakolouthasō | sunakolouthase | sunakolouthasi | sunakolouthasa | sunakolouthasē | sunakolouthaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunakolouthatō | sunakolouthate1×συνηκολούθει | sunakolouthati | sunakolouthata | sunakolouthatē | sunakolouthatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunakolouthanō | sunakolouthane | sunakolouthani | sunakolouthana | sunakolouthanē | sunakolouthanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunakolouthavō | sunakolouthave | sunakolouthavi | sunakolouthava | sunakolouthavē | sunakolouthavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunakolouthalō | sunakolouthale | sunakolouthali | sunakolouthala | sunakolouthalē | sunakolouthalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunakolouthameiō | sunakolouthameia | sunakolouthameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunakolouthaseiō | sunakolouthaseia | sunakolouthaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunakolouthateiō | sunakolouthateia | sunakolouthateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunakolouthaneiō | sunakolouthaneia | sunakolouthaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunakolouthaveiō | sunakolouthaveia | sunakolouthaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunakolouthaleiō | sunakolouthaleia | sunakolouthaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunakolouthasōr | sunakolouthasar | sunakolouthasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunakolouthatōr | sunakolouthatar | sunakolouthatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunakolouthavōr | sunakolouthavar | sunakolouthavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunakolouthalōr | sunakolouthalar | sunakolouthalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunakolouthamoiō | sunakolouthamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunakolouthasoiō | sunakolouthasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunakolouthatoiō | sunakolouthatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunakolouthanoiō | sunakolouthanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunakolouthavoiō | sunakolouthavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunakolouthaloiō | sunakolouthaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunakoloutharō | sunakolouthari | sunakolouthara1×συνακολουθῆσαι | sunakoloutharē |
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 | sunakoloutharōntos1× | sunakoloutharintos | sunakoloutharantos | sunakoloutharēntos |
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
sunakolouth 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunakolouthate“following”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 14:51Kai neaniskos tinos sunakolouthate auto peribalorēntos sindonan epi gumneu, kai …One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth …
sunakolouthara“follow”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Mark 5:37“follow”kai ouk afiēkata oudenon meta autou sunakolouthara ei mē ton Petron kai Iakōbon …And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the …
sunakoloutharōntais“followed”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural feminine1×
Luke 23:49… gnōstois auto makrothen, kai gunaikais tais sunakoloutharōntais auto apo tau Galilaiau, horarōntais houteim.… Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a …