ἨΚΟΛΟΥΘΟΥΝΔΕΚΑ, ἠκολουθουνδεκα
ĒKOLOUTHOUNDEKA, ēkolouthoundeka
Sounds Like: Ay-ko-LOO-thoon-DEH-ka
Translations: they were following ten, they followed ten, they accompanied ten
From the root: ἈΚΟΛΟΥΘΕΩ, ΔΕΚΑ
Part of Speech: Verb, Numeral
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the verb 'ἀκολουθέω' (akoloutheō), meaning 'to follow' or 'to accompany', and the numeral 'δέκα' (deka), meaning 'ten'. Therefore, the combined word means 'they were following ten' or 'they accompanied ten'. It describes a group of people performing the action of following, with the number ten specifying the quantity of those being followed or the number of followers (depending on context, though here it's likely the number of followers).
Inflection: The verb part 'ἨΚΟΛΟΥΘΟΥΝ' is Imperfect Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural. The numeral 'ΔΕΚΑ' does not inflect.
Strong’s numbers: G190 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1178 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 6:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΚΟΛΟΥΘΕΩ, ΔΕΚΑ, appear in our texts.
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