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Lexicon :: Strong's G1811 - exakoloutheō

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ἐξακολουθέω
Transliteration
exakoloutheō (Key)
Pronunciation
ex-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:215,33

Strong’s Definitions

ἐξακολουθέω exakolouthéō, ex-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o; from G1537 and G190; to follow out, i.e. (figuratively) to imitate, obey, yield to:—follow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G1811 in the following manner: follow (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G1811 in the following manner: follow (3x).

  1. to follow out or up, tread in one's steps

    1. metaph., to imitate one's ways of acting

    2. to follow one's authority

    3. to comply with, yield to

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐξακολουθέω exakolouthéō, ex-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o; from G1537 and G190; to follow out, i.e. (figuratively) to imitate, obey, yield to:—follow.
STRONGS G1811:
ἐξακολουθέω, -ῶ: future ἐξακολουθήσω; 1 aorist participle ἐξακολουθήσας; to follow out or up, tread in one's steps;
a. τῇ ὁδῷ τινος, metaphorically, to imitate one's way of acting: 2 Peter 2:15, cf. Isaiah 56:11.
b. to follow one's authority: μύθοις, 2 Peter 1:16; Josephus, Antiquities prooem. 4, (ἀρχηγοῖς, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 14, 1; δυσὶ βασιλεῦσι, Test xii. Patr., p. 643 [test. Zeb. § 9]).
c. to comply with, yield to: ἀσελγείαις [Rec. ἀπωλείαις], 2 Peter 2:2, (πνεύμασι πλάνης, Test xii. Patr., p. 665 [test. Napht. § 3; τοῖς πονηροῖς διαβουλίοις, 12 Patr., p. 628 test. Isa. § 6]; cf. also Amos 2:4; Job 31:9; Sir. 5:2). Among secular authors, Polybius, Plutarch, occasionally use the word; [add Dionysius Halicarnassus, de comp. verb. § 24, p. 188, 7; Epictetus diss. 1, 22, 16].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
31:9
Isaiah
56:11
Amos
2:4
2 Peter
1:16; 2:2; 2:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1811 matches the Greek ἐξακολουθέω (exakoloutheō),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:11 - Yes, they are greedy dogs
Which never have enough.
And they are shepherds
Who cannot understand;
They all look to their own way,
Every one for his own gain,
From his own territory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:2 - “Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD:

“I remember you,
The kindness of your youth,
The love of your betrothal,
When you went after Me in the wilderness,
In a land not sown.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:4 - Thus says the LORD:

“For three transgressions of Judah, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have despised the law of the LORD,
And have not kept His commandments.
Their lies lead them astray,
Lies which their fathers followed.
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