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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συνακολουθέωG4870
Pronunciationsynakolouthéō
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 Ithad followed1×Luke 23:49
to accompany1×Mark 5:37
who had been following1×Mark 14:51
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 5:37
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Mark2Luke1
Source forms
συνακολουθῆσαι1xsynakolouthēsaiMark 5:37
συνακολουθοῦσαι1xsynakolouthousaiLuke 23:49
συνηκολούθει1xsynēkoloutheiMark 14:51
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xMark 5:37
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xMark 14:51
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural1xLuke 23:49
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to accompany
Source Gloss
to accompany
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 5:37Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
συνακολουθῆσαι,sunakolouqhsai
I accompany
Read verseLuke 23:49Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Feminine
συνακολουθήσασαιsunakolouqhsasai
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
present1aorist1imperfect1
Voice
active3
Mood
participle1infinitive1indicative1
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: