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ἀκολουθέω

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Definition

ἀκολουθέω, -ῶ

(ἀκόλουθος, following; ἀ- cop., κέλευθος, poët., away), [in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ ;]

to accompany, follow: Matthew 4:25, al. Metaphorical, of discipleship: Matthew 9:9, Mark 9:38, John 12:26, al. Absol.: Matthew 18:10; more freq., with dative (cl.), Matthew 8:1, al.; before μετά, with genitive, (cl.; Eutherford, N.Phr., 458 f.), Luke 9:49; ὀπίσω, with genitive (Heb. הָלַךְ אָהֲרֵי), Matthew 10:38 (cf. ἐξ-, ἐπ-, κατ-, παρ-, συν-ἀκολουθέω).

Synonyms: (cl.) ἕπομαι, not in NT (see Cremer, 80; MM, VGT, see word).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀκολουθέω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

90 total
  1. Luke 9:57Ἀκολουθήσω · I will follow
    As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
  2. Luke 9:59Ἀκολούθει · Follow
    Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
  3. Luke 9:61Ἀκολουθήσω · I will follow
    Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
  4. Luke 18:22ἀκολούθει · follow
    On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
  5. Luke 18:28ἠκολουθήσαμέν · to follow
    “Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
  6. Luke 18:43ἠκολούθει · followed
    Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
  7. Luke 22:10ἀκολουθήσατε · Follow
    He answered, “When you enter the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters,
  8. Luke 22:39ἠκολούθησαν · followed
    Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
  9. Luke 22:54ἠκολούθει · followed
    Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.
  10. Luke 23:27Ἠκολούθει · followed
    A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
  11. John 1:37ἠκολούθησαν · they followed
    And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
  12. John 1:38ἀκολουθοῦντας · following
    Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
  13. John 1:40ἀκολουθησάντων · followed
    Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
  14. John 1:43Ἀκολούθει · Follow
    The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
  15. John 6:2ἠκολούθει · followed
    A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
  16. John 8:12ἀκολουθῶν · follows
    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  17. John 10:4ἀκολουθεῖ · follow
    When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
  18. John 10:5ἀκολουθήσουσιν · they will never follow
    But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
  19. John 10:27ἀκολουθοῦσίν · they follow
    My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
  20. John 11:31ἠκολούθησαν · they followed
    When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
  21. John 12:26ἀκολουθείτω · he must follow
    If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  22. John 13:36ἀκολουθῆσαι · follow; ἀκολουθήσεις · you will follow
    “Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
  23. John 13:37ἀκολουθῆσαι · follow
    “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”
  24. John 18:15Ἠκολούθει · were following
    Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.
  25. John 20:6ἀκολουθῶν · after
    Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
  26. John 21:19Ἀκολούθει · Follow
    Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”
  27. John 21:20ἀκολουθοῦντα · following [them]
    Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
  28. John 21:22ἀκολούθει · follow
    Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
  29. Acts 12:8ἀκολούθει · follow
    “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
  30. Acts 12:9ἠκολούθει · [Peter] followed him
    So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
  31. Acts 13:43ἠκολούθησαν · followed
    After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
  32. Acts 21:36ἠκολούθει · that followed [him]
    For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
  33. 1 Corinthians 10:4ἀκολουθούσης · that accompanied them
    …and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
  34. Revelation 6:8ἠκολούθει · followed
    Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
  35. Revelation 14:4ἀκολουθοῦντες · follow
    These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
  36. Revelation 14:8ἠκολούθησεν · followed
    Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
  37. Revelation 14:9ἠκολούθησεν · followed
    And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
  38. Revelation 14:13ἀκολουθεῖ · will follow
    And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
  39. Revelation 19:14ἠκολούθει · follow
    The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.