Mark 15:41:7Mark.15.41.W7TAB
ἠκολούθουν
êkolouthoun
“were following”
- Transliteration
- ê-ko-LOU-thoun
- Extended
- ay-koh-LOO-thoon
- IPA
- /ɛː.koˈluː.tʰun/
Meaning by language
- English
- were following
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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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ê-ko-LOU-thoun
- phraseyour reading level
hai HO-te EEN en têi ga-li-laI-Ai ê-ko-LOU-thoun au-TOI kai di-ê-KO-noun au-TOI
- sentence
hai HO-te EEN en têi ga-li-laI-Ai ê-ko-LOU-thoun au-TOI kai di-ê-KO-noun au-TOI kai AL-lai pol-LAI hai sy-na-na-BA-sai au-TOI eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tē Galilaia {ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ | en tē̂ Ga-li-laí-a} functions as a locative setting for the imperfect verbs ēkolouthoun {ἠκολούθουν | ē-ko-loú-thoun} and diēkonoun {διηκόνουν | di-ē-kó-noun}. These twin imperfects, “were following” and “were serving,” depict continual, habitual action over time, underscoring sustained discipleship rather than a single event.
Root and etymology
akoloutheoalpha–kappa–omicron–lambda–omicron–upsilon–theta–epsilon–omega
“to follow closely, accompany”
In context — Mark 15:41
These were the ones who, when He was in Galilee , were following Him and serving Him, and many other women who had come up with Him into Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:41:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 15:41, so the Greek word ἠκολούθουν (êkolouthoun) 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 Mark.15.41.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.41.W7.S1) and character.