What does ἐπακολουθέω (epakolouthéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπακολουθέω (epakolouthéō) is a Greek word meaning "to accompany".
Greek · G1872
ἐπακολουθέω
To accompany
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ἐπακολουθέω G1872
Pronunciation epakolouthéō
What does ἐπακολουθέω (epakolouthéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπακολουθέω (epakolouthéō) is a Greek word meaning "to accompany".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1872?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include devoting herself to (1), do [not] surface until later (1), that accompanied [it] (1), you should follow in (1).
Where does ἐπακολουθέω (epakolouthéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 16:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (2), 1 Peter (1), Mark (1).
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 devoting herself to 1× 1 Timothy 5:10
do [not] surface until later 1× 1 Timothy 5:24
that accompanied [it] 1× Mark 16:20
you should follow in 1× 1 Peter 2:21
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 16:20 ἐπακολουθούντων to that accompanied [it] Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural 1 Timothy 5:10 ἐπηκολούθησεν to devoting herself to Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Timothy 5:24 ἐπακολουθοῦσιν to do [not] surface until later Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1 Peter 2:21 ἐπακολουθήσητε to you should follow in Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 16:20
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Mark 1 1 Timothy 2 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ἐπακολουθήσητε 1x epakolouthēsēte 1 Peter 2:21
ἐπακολουθούντων 1x epakolouthountōn Mark 16:20
ἐπακολουθοῦσιν 1x epakolouthousin 1 Timothy 5:24
ἐπηκολούθησεν 1x epēkolouthēsen 1 Timothy 5:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Timothy 5:10
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Peter 2:21
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x 1 Timothy 5:24
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural 1x Mark 16:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to accompany
Source Gloss
to accompany
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to follow after; in NT metaphorically; absol.: Mrk.16:20 (illustrated by use in verifying accounts; see MM, Exp., xiv; Milligan; NTD, 78); with dative of person(s), of sins, 1Ti.5:24 (cf. Ellic. and CGT, in l); τ. ἴχνεσιν, 1Pe.2:21; ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ, 1Ti.5:10.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 16:20 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Neuter
ἐπακολουθούντων epakolouqountwn
I follow close after, endorse
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:10 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπηκολούθησε. ephkolouqhsen
I follow close after, endorse
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:24 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἐπακολουθοῦσιν. epakolouqousin
I follow close after, endorse
Read verse 1 Peter 2:21 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐπακολουθήσητε epakolouqhshte
I follow close after, endorse
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 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 2
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 2 subjunctive 1 participle 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
ἐπακολουθέω 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