Lexicon parakoloutheó: to follow closely, to investigate Original Word: παρακολουθέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: parakoloutheó Phonetic Spelling: (par-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o) Short Definition: I accompany, follow closely, investigate Definition: I accompany, follow closely, characterize, both lit. and met.; I investigate. HELPS word-Studies 3877 parakolouthéō (from 3844 /pará, "from close-beside" and 190 /akolouthéō, "follow") – properly, follow closely, especially through a detailed comparing; follow after closely to resemble (illustrate, play out) what leads. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom para and akoloutheóDefinitionto follow closely, to investigate NASB Translationaccompany (1), followed (1), following (1), investigated (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 3877: παρακολουθέωπαρακολουθέω, παρακολούθω: future παρακολουθήσω; 1 aorist παρηκολούθησα ( 1 Timothy 4:6 L marginal reading WH marginal reading; 2 Timothy 3:10 L T Tr WH text); perfect παρηκολούθηκα; 1. to follow after; so to follow one as to be always at his side (see παρά, IV. 1); to follow close, accompany (so from Aristophanes and Xenophon down). 2. metaphorically, a. to be always present, to attend one wherever he goes: τίνι, Mark 16:17 (where Tr WH text ἀκολουθησει, which see). b. to follow up a thing in mind so as to attain to the knowledge of it, i. e. to understand (cf. our follow a matter up, trace its course, etc.); to examine thoroughly, investigate: πᾶσιν (i. e. πράγμασιν), all things that have taken place, Luke 1:3 (very often so in Greek auth, as Demosthenes, pro cor. c. 53 (p. 285, 23)). c. to follow faithfully namely, a standard or rule, to conform oneself to: with a dative of the thing, 1 Timothy 4:6; 2 Timothy 3:10 (2 Macc. 9:27). Cf. the full discussion of this word by Grimm in the Jahrbb. f. deutsche Theol. for 1871, p. 46f.
Strong's follow, fully know, have understanding. From para and akoloutheo; to follow near, i.e. (figuratively) attend (as a result), trace out, conform to -- attain, follow, fully know, have understanding. see GREEK para see GREEK akoloutheo |
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