ἐπᾰκολουθ-έω,
I
1. follow close upon, follow after, pursue, τινί Ar. V. 1328, Pl. Ap. 23c, al.; move with, τῷ ἄλλῳ σώματι Hp. Fract. 16; ἐ. ἡ χεὶρ τοῦ νεκροῦ X. Cyr. 7.3.8.
2. pursue as an enemy, Th. 4.128, 5.65, X. An. [4.1.1], etc.
3. attend to, follow mentally, understand, τῷ λόγῳ Pl. Phd. 107b; τοῖς λεγομένοις Id. Lg. 861c; αὐτοῖς λέγουσι Id. Sph. 243a; κάλλιστ’ ἐπακολουθεῖς Id. Lg. 963a, etc.
4. attend to, follow, i.e. obey or comply with, ταῖς τῶν συμμάχων γνώμαις Isoc. 6.90; τοῖς πάθεσι D. 26.18; αὐτῶν τῇ προαιρέσει Philipp. ap. D. 18.167; ταῖς τῶν ποιητῶν βλασφημίαις ἐ. follow them (as authorities), Isoc. 11.38: c. dat.pers., Arist. EN 1096b7.
5. attend to, i.e. execute, a task, τῷ πραττομένῳ Pl. R. 370c; wait upon, of bees, τοῖς βασιλεῦσι Arist. GA 760b15.
6. supervise, attend to, τῇ ἐγχύσει τοῦ γλεύκους PPetr. 2p.136 (iii B.C.), cf. PAmh. 2.40.24 (ii B.C.), etc.: abs., POxy. 1024.33 (ii A.D.), etc.
7. concur, PFay. 24.19 (ii A.D.).
8. verify, check, PEleph. 10.8 (iii B.C.), PGen. 22.1 (i A.D.), etc.
II
1. accompany, result, accrue, τινί Phld. Ir. p.59 W., al.: βλάβος, ζημία ἐ., PRyl. 126.19 (i A.D.), BGU 3.14 (iii A.D.).
2. τὰ ἐπακολουθοῦντα σημεῖα confirmatory, authenticating signs (cf. 1.7), [Mar 16:20].
3. of the offspring of cattle, πρόβατα σὺν τοῖς -οῦσι ἄρνασι POxy. 245.11 (i A.D.), cf. 244.9 (i A.D.).
ἐπακολουθέω epakoloutheō 4x
to follow upon; to accompany, be attendant, [Mar 16:20];
to appear later, [1Ti 5:24];
met. to follow one’s steps, to imitate, [1Pe 2:21];
to follow a work, pursue, prosecute, be studious of, devoted to, [1Ti 5:10]
G1872 — ἐπακολουθέω
ἐπακολούθω; 1 aorist ἐπηκολούθησα; to follow (close) upon, follow after; in the N. T. only metaphorically, τοῖς ἴχνεσι τίνος, to tread in one's footsteps, i. e. to imitate his example, [1Pe 2:21]; with the dative of a person [1Ti 5:24] (opposed to προάγω, to go before; the meaning is, 'the sins of some men are manifest now, even before they are called to account, but the misdeeds of others are exposed when finally judgment is held'; cf. Huther (or Ellicott) at the passage); ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ, to be devoted to good works, [1Ti 5:10]; used, with the dative of the person to be mentally supplied, of the miracles accompanying the preaching of Christ's ministers, [Mar 16:20]. (Aristophanes, Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, and following; occasionally in the Sept..)
ἐπ - ακολουθέω , - ῶ ,
[in LXX (chiefly metaph .) for H309, H1980, etc.;]
to follow after; in NT metaph .; absol. : [Mar 16:20] (illustrated by use in verifying accounts; v. MM , Exp., xiv; Milligan ; NTD , 78); c. dat. pers ., of sins, [1Ti 5:24] ( cf. Ellic . and CGT , in l ); τ . ἴχνεσιν , [1Pe 2:21]; ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ , [1Ti 5:10]. †