Luke 18:28:10Luke.18.28.W10TAB
ἠκολουθήσαμέν
êkolouthêsamen
“we have followed”
- Transliteration
- ê-ko-lou-THÊ-sa-men
- Extended
- ay-koh-loo-THAY-sah-mehn
- IPA
- /ɛː.ko.luː.tʰɛː.saˈmen/
Meaning by language
- English
- we have followed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| 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 | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ê-ko-lou-THÊ-sa-men
- sentence
EI-pen de ho PE-tros i-DOU hê-MEIS a-PHEN-tes ta I-di-a ê-ko-lou-THÊ-sa-men soi
Exegesis
The main verb ēkolouthēsamen {ἠκολουθήσαμέν | ē-ko-lou-thḗ-sa-men} is an aorist indicative that pictures the following as a decisive, completed commitment, directed toward the indirect object soi {σοι | soi}, the second person singular referring to Jesus. In the formal rendering, the sequence “have left … and have followed” mirrors the Greek structure and keeps the participial nuance as closely as English aspect allows. The dynamic rendering makes the cost and intentionality more explicit (“given up,” “chosen to follow”), aligning with the thematic emphasis on costly discipleship already highlighted by the participle-main verb pairing in the Greek.
In context — Luke 18:28
But Peter said, “Behold, we have left our own things and have followed You .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:28:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 18:28, so the Greek word ἠκολουθήσαμέν (êkolouthêsamen) 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 Luke.18.28.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.28.W10.S1) and character.