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G4870 συνακολουθέω (synakolouthéō)
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Quick Definition

συνακολουθέω v. I accompany

Strong's Definition

from 4862 and 190; to accompany

KJV Usage: follow

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

verb | ἀκολουθέω

15.157 · Linear Movement · Follow, Accompany

to accompany, to follow to accompany someone, with explicit marking of association

MRK 5:37 · MRK 14:51 · LUK 23:49

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

συν-ακολουθέω, -@; 1mpf. συνηκολούθουν; 1 aor. συνηκολούθησα; fr. Arstph., Thue., Isocr. down; to follow together with others, to accompany: τινί, one, Mk. ν. 37 [where Lehm. ἀκολουθ.}; xiv. 51 LT Tr WH; Lk. xxiii. 49.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

συνακολουθέω synakoloutheō 3x

to follow in company with, accompany, Mk. 5:37; 14:51; Lk. 23:49*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

** συν-ακολουθέω, -ῶ

[in LXX: II Mac 2:4, 6 * ;]

to follow along with, accompany: c. dat. pers., Mk 14:51, Lk 23:49; seq. μετά, c. gen. pers., Mk 5:37.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

συνακολουθέω. For the meaning “(Ο]]ΠΟνν along with,’’ as in Mk 1451, cf. the fragmentary P Petr 11. 4 (2) (= p. [7]) συνακολουθείτω δέ τις παρὰ σοῦ τῆι ομῇ , and P Tebt I. 39! (B.c. 114) συνεί-- α)κολουθεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν σημαινομένην οἰκίαν, ““ἴο go along with him to the house alluded to.’”’ An interesting use of the verb is found in P Petr II. 13 (18 4)!® (B.c. 258-253) περὶ] δὲ τοῦ κυρωθῆναι τὰ ἔργα γράψον Νέω[νι συΐναῖ]κολουθεῖν τοῖς ἔργοις, where the editor renders “‘ but as regards the audit (sanction) of the work, write to Neon? to keep his eye on the works.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

συνακολουθέω (sunakoloutheō) — to accompany. συνᾰκολουθ-έω, follow along with or closely, accompany, τῇ στρατιᾷ [NT+5th c.BC+]

2. follow with the mind, attend to, σ. ταῖς τύχαις [Refs 4th c.BC+]; follow an argument completely, λόγῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. τινί τι follow him in a matter, [Refs]; τισι [Refs 4th c.BC+]

3. to be correlated, ἀλλήλοις [Refs 4th c.BC+]

4. follow with the sense of obeying, with dative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

5. accrue, enure, τινι [Refs 1st c.AD+]

II. of effects, follow closely upon the cause, πάντα σ. τῷ τοῦ παντὸς παθήματι [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. in the Logic of [Refs 4th c.BC+], follow necessarily with a term, be involved in it, [Refs]; to be mutually implied, σ. αἱ ἀρχαί [Refs]

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