ἐξακολουθέω
exakoloutheō · follow
Greek word · Strong’s number G1811 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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exakoloutheō (ἐξακολουθέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “follow”.
Go after someone or something.
How to say it
e·xa·ko·lou·the·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To go after something or someone, copy it.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- following ×2
- will follow ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Peter 1:16
For it was not by following cleverly devised myths that we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
- 2 Peter 2:2
And many will follow their debaucheries, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.
- 2 Peter 2:15
Forsaking the straight way, they have gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,