John 21:22:16John.21.22.W16TAB
ἀκολούθει⸃.
akolouthei
“follow”
- Transliteration
- a-ko-LOU-thei
- Extended
- a-ko-LOU-thei
- IPA
- /a.koˈluː.tʰiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- follow
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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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Word in context
- word
a-ko-LOU-thei
- sentence
SY moi a-ko-LOU-thei
Exegesis
The final sequence sy moi akolouthei {σύ μοι ἀκολούθει | sý moi a-ko-loú-thei} is sharply personal: the emphatic sy {σύ | sý} redirects attention to Peter, and the imperative akolouthei {ἀκολούθει | a-ko-loú-thei} closes the saying with a direct command to remain focused on discipleship rather than comparison. The contrast between another disciple’s future and Peter’s present calling is the discourse center of the verse.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha kappa omicron lambda omicron upsilon theta epsilon omega
“to follow after, accompany”
In context — John 21:22
Jesus says to him, “If I desire that he remain until I come, what concern is that of yours? You, follow Me.”
About this coordinate
John 21:22:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 21:22, 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.21.22.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.22.W16.S1) and character.