What does συνακολουθέω (synakolouthéō) mean in the Bible?
συνακολουθέω (synakolouthéō) is a Greek word meaning "to accompany".
Greek · G4870
συνακολουθέω
To accompany
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συνακολουθέω G4870
Pronunciation synakolouthéō
What does συνακολουθέω (synakolouthéō) mean in the Bible?
συνακολουθέω (synakolouthéō) is a Greek word meaning "to accompany".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4870?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include had followed (1), to accompany (1), who had been following (1).
Where does συνακολουθέω (synakolouthéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Luke (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 had followed 1× Luke 23:49
to accompany 1× Mark 5:37
who had been following 1× Mark 14:51
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 5:37
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Mark 2 Luke 1
Source forms
συνακολουθῆσαι 1x synakolouthēsai Mark 5:37
συνακολουθοῦσαι 1x synakolouthousai Luke 23:49
συνηκολούθει 1x synēkolouthei Mark 14:51
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Mark 5:37
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 14:51
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x Luke 23:49
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to accompany
Source Gloss
to accompany
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:37 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
συνακολουθῆσαι, sunakolouqhsai
I accompany
Read verse Luke 23:49 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Feminine
συνακολουθήσασαι sunakolouqhsasai
I accompany
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
present 1 aorist 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 1 infinitive 1 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
συνακολουθέω 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