John 21:19:15John.21.19.W15TAB
Ἀκολούθει
akolouthei
“Follow”
- Transliteration
- a-ko-LOU-thei
- Extended
- a-ko-LOU-thei
- IPA
- /a.koˈluː.tʰiː/
Meaning by language
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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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ko-LOU-thei
- clause
a-ko-LOU-thei moi
- sentence
KAI TOU-to EI-PŌN LE-yei au-TŌ a-ko-LOU-thei moi
Exegesis
The aorist participle eipōn {εἰπὼν | ei-pṓn} ‘having said this’ transitions to the vivid present legei {λέγει | lé-gei}, leading into the imperative akolouthei moi {Ἀκολούθει μοι | a-ko-loú-thei moi} ‘Follow Me’, which concludes the summons to ongoing discipleship.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha kappa omicron lambda omicron upsilon theta epsilon omega
“to follow after, accompany”
In context — John 21:19
He said this, making clear by what sort of death he would bring glory to God . And after saying this, He says to him, “Follow Me.”
About this coordinate
John 21:19:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 21:19, so the Greek word Ἀκολούθει (akolouthei) 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.21.19.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.19.W15.S1) and character.