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SR GNT Yhn 10:5 ἀκολουθήσωσιν (akolouthaʸsōsin) ‘and by_no_means not they may follow but they will_be fleeing from’ Strongs=1900 Lemma=akoloutheō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=plural

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Only use of identical word form ἀκολουθήσωσιν (V-SAA3..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀκολουθήσωσιν’ (V-SAA3..P) is always and only glossed as ‘they may follow’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘akoloutheō’ have 23 different glosses: ‘are following’, ‘be following’, ‘have followed’, ‘having followed’, ‘is following’, ‘to follow’, ‘to_be following’, ‘was following’, ‘were following’, ‘I will_be following’, ‘he is following’, ‘he was following’, ‘he followed’, ‘him let_be following’, ‘they are following’, ‘they may follow’, ‘they were following’, ‘they followed’, ‘you will_be following’, ‘follow’, ‘followed’, ‘following’, ‘following them’.

Greek words (4) other than ἀκολουθήσωσιν (V-SAA3..P) with a gloss related to ‘follow’

YHN 13:36 ἀκολουθῆσαι (akolouthaʸsai) V-NAA.... ‘you are being_able after me now to follow you will_be following but later’ SR GNT Yhn 13:36 word 20

YHN 13:37 ἀκολουθῆσαι (akolouthaʸsai) V-NAA.... ‘not I am being_able after you to follow now the life’ SR GNT Yhn 13:37 word 14

MARK 14:13 ἀκολουθήσατε (akolouthaʸsate) V-MAA2..P ‘a pitcher of water bearing follow after him’ SR GNT Mark 14:13 word 29

LUKE 22:10 ἀκολουθήσατε (akolouthaʸsate) V-MAA2..P ‘a pitcher of water bearing follow after him into the’ SR GNT Luke 22:10 word 21

Key: V=verb MAA2..P=imperative,aorist,active,2nd person plural NAA....=infinitive,aorist,active SAA3..P=subjunctive,aorist,active,3rd person plural