John 13:36:16John.13.36.W16TAB
ἀκολουθῆσαι,
akolouthêsai
“to follow”
- Transliteration
- a-ko-lou-THÊ-sai
- Extended
- a-ko-lou-THÊ-sai
- IPA
- /a.ko.luˈtʰeː.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to follow
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 | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-ko-lou-THÊ-sai
- phraseyour reading level
HO-pou hy-PA-gô OO DY-na-SAI moi NYN a-ko-lou-THÊ-sai
- clause
HO-pou hy-PA-gô OO DY-na-SAI moi NYN a-ko-lou-THÊ-sai a-ko-lou-THÊ-seis de HY-ste-ron
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS HO-pou hy-PA-gô OO DY-na-SAI moi NYN a-ko-lou-THÊ-sai a-ko-lou-THÊ-seis de HY-ste-ron
Exegesis
The negated potentiality ou dynasai moi nyn akolouthēsai {οὐ δύνασαί μοι νῦν ἀκολουθῆσαι | ou dý-na-sai moi nýn a-ko-lou-thê-sai} “You are not able to follow Me now” centers the present limitation, with nyn “now” intensifying the immediacy.
Root and etymology
akoloutheōalpha kappa omicron lambda omicron upsilon theta epsilon omega
“to follow closely, accompany”
In context — John 13:36
Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord , where are You going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, You are not able to follow Me now, but you will follow afterward.”
About this coordinate
John 13:36:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 13:36, so the Greek word ἀκολουθῆσαι, (akolouthêsai) 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.13.36.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.36.W16.S1) and character.