John 1:40:16John.1.40.W16TAB
ἀκολουθησάντων
akoulouthêsantôn
“who followed”
- Transliteration
- a-kou-lou-thê-SAN-tôn
- Extended
- ah-kou-lou-thêh-SAN-tohn
- IPA
- /a.ko.lu.tʰɛːˈsan.tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- who followed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kou-lou-thê-SAN-tôn
- sentence
ÊN an-DRE-as ho a-del-PHOS SI-mo-nos PE-troo HEIS ek TÔN DY-O TÔN a-kou-SAN-tôn pa-RA i-ô-AN-noo KAI a-kou-lou-thê-SAN-tôn au-TÔ
Exegesis
The coordinated genitive participial phrase kai akolouthesanton auto {καὶ ἀκολουθησάντων αὐτῷ | kaì a-ko-lou-thē-sán-tōn au-tō̂} adds a second defining action, “having followed Him,” with the dative auto referring contextually to Jesus from the surrounding narrative. The two genitive participles akousanton and akolouthesanton form a compact profile of discipleship—hearing the witness of Ioannes and then following Iesous. In translation, these genitive participial constructions are rendered as relative clauses (“who heard from John and who followed Him”) so that English readers can follow the sequence of identification (Andrew), relationship (brother of Simon Peter), group membership (one of the two), and actions (heard and followed).
In context — John 1:40
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John and followed Him .
About this coordinate
John 1:40:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 1:40, so the Greek word ἀκολουθησάντων (akoulouthêsantôn) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.1.40.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.40.W16.S1) and character.