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Koine Greek wordlink #37260

← ἐπακολουθούντων ⌂ → Mark 16 ║ ═

SR GNT Mark 16:20 ἐπακολουθούντων (epakolouthountōn) ‘confirming through the following_after signs Truly’ Strongs=18720 Lemma=epakoloutheō
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=active case=genitive gender=neuter number=plural
Year=33 AD Refers to Word #37261

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Only use of identical word form ἐπακολουθούντων (V-PPA·GNP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπακολουθούντων’ (V-PPA·GNP) is always and only glossed as ‘following_after’.

Mark 16:20 ‘confirming through the following_after signs Truly’ SR GNT Mark 16:20 word 15

OET-LV: 20  (MRK_16:20)

OET-RV: 20 Then his followers went around preaching everywhere, and God worked through them and so they were able to confirm the truth of their preaching by doing miracles. (MRK 16:20)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘epakoloutheō’ have 4 different glosses: ‘she followed_after’, ‘they are following_after’, ‘you_all may follow_after’, ‘following_after’.

Greek words (2) other than ἐπακολουθούντων (V-PPA·GNP) with a gloss related to ‘following_after’

1 TIM 5:24 ἐπακολουθοῦσιν (epakolouthousin) V-IPA3··P ‘to some but also they are following_after’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:24 word 13

OET-LV: 24 The sins of _some people are quite _evident, going _before them to judgement, but to _some also they _are _following _after. (TI1_5:24)

OET-RV: 24 The sins of some people are quite easy to see, being known ahead of them going to face judgement, but other people’s sins will only become known later. (TI1 5:24)

2 PET 2:2 ἐξακολουθήσουσιν (exakolouthaʸsousin) V-IFA3··P Lemma=exakoloutheō ‘and many will_be following_after of them in the wantonnesses’ SR GNT 2 Pet 2:2 word 3

OET-LV: 2 And many will _be _following _after of _them in _the wantonnesses, because _of whom the way of _the truth will _be _being _slandered. (PE2_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 Many people will follow their gross immorality causing evil to be spoken of about the true way. (PE2 2:2)

Key: V=verb