ἀκολούθει

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἀκολούθει

   a-ko-LOO-thei

   follow
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι.

   KAI DEU-ro a-ko-LOO-thei moi

   and come follow me
3. clause🔊 Εἰ θέλεις τέλειος εἶναι, ὕπαγε πώλησόν σου τὰ ὑπάρχοντα καὶ ⸀δὸς πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν ⸀οὐρανοῖς, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι.

   ei THE-leis TE-lei-os EI-nai HY-pa-ye PÔ-lê-son soo TA hy-PAR-khon-ta KAI DOS ptô-KHOIS KAI HE-kseis thê-sau-RON en oo-ra-NOIS KAI DEU-ro a-ko-LOO-thei moi

   if you want to be perfect go sell your the possessions and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heavens and come follow me
4. sentence🔊 ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Εἰ θέλεις τέλειος εἶναι, ὕπαγε πώλησόν σου τὰ ὑπάρχοντα καὶ ⸀δὸς πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν ⸀οὐρανοῖς, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι.

   E-phê au-TÔI ho ee-ay-SOOS ei THE-leis TE-lei-os EI-nai HY-pa-ye PÔ-lê-son soo TA hy-PAR-khon-ta KAI DOS ptô-KHOIS KAI HE-kseis thê-sau-RON en oo-ra-NOIS KAI DEU-ro a-ko-LOO-thei moi

   {the} Jesus {He} said to him if you want to be perfect go sell your the possessions and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heavens and come follow me

Exegesis

A final kai {καὶ | kaí} introduces the climactic summons deuro akolouthei moi {δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι | deû-ro a-ko-loú-thei moi} ‘come, follow Me’, where deuro intensifies the immediacy of akolouthei. In translation, the formal rendering preserves the conditional structure and stepwise sequence of commands leading to the promised result, while the dynamic version slightly reshapes clause breaks (“Then come”) to clarify the progression from renunciation to promised reward and personal following.