1872. epakoloutheó
Strong's Concordance
epakoloutheó: to follow after
Original Word: ἐπακολουθέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: epakoloutheó
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o)
Definition: to follow after
Usage: I follow close after, accompany, dog; I imitate, pursue, am studious of.
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1872 epakolouthéō (from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting," which intensifies 190 /akolouthéō, "to follow") – properly, follow along as "fitting," i.e. as it morally corresponds to what leads; hence, to follow in close correspondence (connection).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from epi and akoloutheó
Definition
to follow after
NASB Translation
devoted herself (1), follow (1), follow after (1), followed (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1872: ἐπακολουθέω

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, 1 Peter 2:21; with the dative of a person 1 Timothy 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, 1 Timothy 5:10; used, with the dative of the person to be mentally supplied, of the miracles accompanying the preaching of Christ's ministers, Mark 16:20. (Aristophanes, Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, and following; occasionally in the Sept..)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
follow after.

From epi and akoloutheo; to accompany -- follow (after).

see GREEK epi

see GREEK akoloutheo

Forms and Transliterations
επακολουθείτω επακολουθήσαι επακολουθήσατε επακολουθήσεις επακολουθήσετε επακολουθήση επακολουθησητε επακολουθήσητε ἐπακολουθήσητε επακολουθουντων επακολουθούντων ἐπακολουθούντων επακολουθουσιν επακολουθούσιν ἐπακολουθοῦσιν επηκολούθησε επηκολούθησέ επηκολουθησεν επηκολούθησεν ἐπηκολούθησεν epakolouthesete epakolouthēsēte epakolouthḗsete epakolouthḗsēte epakolouthounton epakolouthountōn epakolouthoúnton epakolouthoúntōn epakolouthousin epakolouthoûsin epekolouthesen epekoloúthesen epēkolouthēsen epēkoloúthēsen
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Mark 16:20 V-PPA-GNP
GRK: διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων Πάντα
NAS: by the signs that followed ]. [[And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after
KJV: with signs following. Amen.
INT: by the following upon [it] signs all

1 Timothy 5:10 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ ἐπηκολούθησεν
NAS: [and] if she has devoted herself to every
KJV: if she have diligently followed every
INT: work good she followed after

1 Timothy 5:24 V-PIA-3P
GRK: δὲ καὶ ἐπακολουθοῦσιν
NAS: for others, their [sins] follow after.
KJV: and some [men] they follow after.
INT: moreover also they follow after

1 Peter 2:21 V-ASA-2P
GRK: ὑπογραμμὸν ἵνα ἐπακολουθήσητε τοῖς ἴχνεσιν
NAS: you an example for you to follow in His steps,
KJV: that ye should follow his
INT: a model that you should follow after the steps

Strong's Greek 1872
4 Occurrences


ἐπακολουθήσητε — 1 Occ.
ἐπακολουθούντων — 1 Occ.
ἐπακολουθοῦσιν — 1 Occ.
ἐπηκολούθησεν — 1 Occ.









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