What does ἐξακολουθέω (exakolouthéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξακολουθέω (exakolouthéō) is a Greek word meaning "to follow".
Greek · G1811
ἐξακολουθέω
To follow
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ἐξακολουθέω G1811
Pronunciation exakolouthéō
What does ἐξακολουθέω (exakolouthéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐξακολουθέω (exakolouthéō) is a Greek word meaning "to follow".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1811?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to follow (1), we did not follow (1), will follow in (1).
Where does ἐξακολουθέω (exakolouthéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Peter 1:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It to follow 1× 2 Peter 2:15
we did not follow 1× 2 Peter 1:16
will follow in 1× 2 Peter 2:2
Show sample aligned rows
2 Peter 1:16 ἐξακολουθήσαντες to we did not follow Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2 Peter 2:2 ἐξακολουθήσουσιν to will follow in Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2 Peter 2:15 ἐξακολουθήσαντες to to follow Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Peter 1:16
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
2 Peter 3
Source forms
ἐξακολουθήσαντες 2x exakolouthēsantes 2 Peter 1:16, 2 Peter 2:15
ἐξακολουθήσουσιν 1x exakolouthēsousin 2 Peter 2:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x 2 Peter 1:16, 2 Peter 2:15
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x 2 Peter 2:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to follow
Source Gloss
to follow
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Peter 1:16 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐξακολουθήσαντες exakolouqhsantev
I follow after, imitate
Read verse 2 Peter 2:2 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
ἐξακολουθήσουσιν exakolouqhsousin
I follow after, imitate
Read verse 2 Peter 2:15 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐξακολουθήσαντες exakolouqhsantev
I follow after, imitate
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 future 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 2 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐξακολουθέω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain