ἀκολουθ-ία,ἡ,
A. following, attendance, S. Fr. 990 , Pl. Alc. 1.122c :—ἀ. πρὸς τὸ κενούμενον filling upa vacuum, Erasistr. (?)ap. Gal. Nat.Fac. 1.16 .
2. sequence, succession, τάξις καὶ ἀ.
Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.266
, al.;successionof philosophers, D.L. 2.47 ;κατ' ἀκολουθίανinregular succession, Hdn. 7.5.2 : Lit.Crit.,natural sequenceof words, D.H. Comp. 22 , cf. Longin. 22.1 ;sequenceof argument, Phlp. in Ph. 707.3 ; in rhythm,orderly sequence, D.H. Comp. 25 : Gramm.,agreement, Id. Amm. 2.2 ;analogy, A.D. Pron. 2.24 , al.
II. retinue, train, D.S. 27.6 .
III. conformity with, τοῖς πράγμασι
Pl. Cra. 437c
; φύσεως
Stoic. 3.4
;κατ' ἀκολουθίαν τῶν ἐτῶν in conformity withhis age, POxy. 1202.20
(iii A. D.): abs.,consistency, coherence, Phld. Sign. 37 (sg. and pl.).
2. obedience, τοῖς θεοῖς