accompany

, : , al. Metaph., of discipleship: , , , al. Absol.: ; more freq., c. dat. (cl.), , al.; seq. , c. gen, (cl.; Eutherford, , 458 f.), ; , c. gen. (Heb. ), (cf. , , , , ). to accompany follow Mt 4:25 Mt 9:9 Mk 9:38 Jo 12:26 Mt 18:10 Mt 8:1 Lk 9:49 Mt 10:38 μετά ὀπίσω הָלַךְ אחֲֲרֵי ἐξ- ἐπ- κατ- παρ- συν-ἀκολουθέω N.Phr.

I accompany, attend, follow.

to follow

properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. to accompany (specially, as a disciple)

follow, reach

ἀκολουθέω, -ῶ (ἀκόλουθος, following; ἀ- cop., κέλευθος, poët., away), [in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ ;] to accompany, follow: Mat.4:25, al. Metaphorical, of discipleship: Mat.9:9, Mrk.9:38, Jhn.12:26, al. Absol.: Mat.18:10; more freq., with dative (cl.), Mat.8:1, al.; before μετά, with genitive, (cl.; Eutherford, N.Phr., 458 f.), Luk.9:49; ὀπίσω, with genitive (Heb. הָלַךְ אָהֲרֵי), Mat.10:38 (cf. ἐξ-, ἐπ-, κατ-, παρ-, συν-ἀκολουθέω). SYN.: (cl.) ἕπομαι, not in NT (see Cremer, 80; MM, VGT, see word). (AS)