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Greek · G190, G846

ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ

To follow · it/s/he

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ἀκολουθέω G190 to follow
Pronunciation akolouthéō
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αὐτός G846 it/s/he
Pronunciation autós
In oblique cases, functions as simple third-person pronoun; in nominative, emphasizes identity or distinction.
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What does ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ (ēkolouthēsan autō) mean in the Bible?

ἀκολουθέω · αὐτός is a Greek phrase meaning "properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. to accompany (specially, as a disciple)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἀκολουθέω · αὐτός mean in the Bible?

e. to accompany (specially, as a disciple)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G190, G846?

G190, G846 is connected to 89 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. to accompany (specially, as a disciple)

Strong's G190, G846
Lexical occurrences 89 verses Word forms 4 forms 89 references

Source Gloss

properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 4 Aligned forms 89 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect, Present, Future, Perfect Voices Active
Tenses
Aorist Imperfect Present Future Perfect
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 56×
Aorist Active Matt 4:20 · Matt 4:22 · Matt 4:25 · Matt 8:1 · Matt 8:23 · Matt 9:27 · Matt 12:15 · Matt 14:13 · Matt 19:2 · Matt 20:34 · Matt 27:55 · Mark 1:18 · Luke 5:11 · Luke 9:11 · Luke 22:39 · John 1:37 27×
Imperfect Active Matt 9:19 · Matt 26:58 · Mark 5:24 · Mark 9:38 · Mark 10:52 · Luke 5:28 · Luke 18:43 · Luke 22:54 · Luke 23:27 · John 6:2 · John 18:15 · Acts 12:9 · Acts 21:36 · Rev 6:8 · Rev 19:14 · Mark 2:15 17×
Present Active Matt 10:38 · Luke 9:49 · John 10:4 · Rev 14:13 · Mark 6:1 · John 10:27 6×
Future Active Matt 8:19 · Luke 9:57 · Luke 9:61 · John 10:5 · John 13:36 5×
Perfect Active Mark 10:28 1×
Imperative command or strong request 18×
Present Active Matt 8:22 · Matt 9:9 · Matt 19:21 · Mark 2:14 · Mark 10:21 · Luke 5:27 · Luke 9:59 · Luke 18:22 · John 1:43 · John 21:19 · John 21:22 · Acts 12:8 · Matt 16:24 · Mark 8:34 · Luke 9:23 · John 12:26 16×
Aorist Active Mark 14:13 · Luke 22:10 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 13×
Present Active Matt 21:9 · Mark 10:32 · Mark 11:9 · Rev 14:4 · John 8:12 · John 20:6 · Matt 8:10 · Luke 7:9 · John 1:38 · John 21:20 · 1 Cor 10:4 11×
Aorist Active Matt 19:28 · John 1:40 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active John 13:36 · John 13:37 2×
89 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 89 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 27 ongoing 6 prospective 5 resultant 1 imperative 18 background 17 infinitive 2 participle 13
Tense
present 33 aorist 33 imperfect 17 future 5 perfect 1
Voice
active 89
Mood
indicative 56 imperative 18 participle 13 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:20 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 4:22 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 4:25 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:1 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:10 ἀκολουθοῦσιν present active participle participle Matthew 8:19 ἀκολουθήσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 8:22 Ἀκολούθει present active imperative imperative Matthew 8:23 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:19 ἠκολούθει imperfect active indicative background Matthew 9:27 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:9 Ἀκολούθει present active imperative imperative Matthew 9:9 ἠκολούθησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:38 ἀκολουθεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:15 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:13 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 16:24 ἀκολουθείτω present active imperative imperative Matthew 19:2 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 19:21 ἀκολούθει present active imperative imperative Matthew 19:27 ἠκολουθήσαμέν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 19:28 ἀκολουθήσαντές aorist active participle participle Matthew 20:29 ἠκολούθησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:34 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:9 ἀκολουθοῦντες present active participle participle Matthew 26:58 ἠκολούθει imperfect active indicative background Matthew 27:55 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:18 ἠκολούθησαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 2:14 Ἀκολούθει present active imperative imperative Mark 2:14 ἠκολούθησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 2:15 ἠκολούθουν imperfect active indicative background Mark 3:7 ἠκολούθησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 5:24 ἠκολούθει imperfect active indicative background Mark 6:1 ἀκολουθοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:34 ἀκολουθείτω present active imperative imperative Mark 9:38 ἠκολούθει imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:21 ἀκολούθει present active imperative imperative Mark 10:28 ἠκολουθήκαμέν perfect active indicative resultant Mark 10:32 ἀκολουθοῦντες present active participle participle Mark 10:52 ἠκολούθει imperfect active indicative background Mark 11:9 ἀκολουθοῦντες present active participle participle Mark 14:13 ἀκολουθήσατε aorist active imperative imperative +49 more 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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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