follow close upon, follow after, pursue,
ἐπᾰκολουθ-έω,
A. follow close upon, follow after, pursue,
τινί
Ar. V. 1328
, Pl. Ap. 23c , al.;move with,
τῷ ἄλλῳ σώματι
Hp. Fract. 16
; ἐ. ἡ χεὶρ τοῦ νεκροῦ
X. Cyr. 7.3.8
.
2. pursueas an enemy, Th. 4.128 , 5.65 , X. An. [4.1.1] , etc.
3. attend to, followmentally,understand,
τῷ λόγῳ
Pl. Phd. 107b
; τοῖς λεγομένοις
Id. Lg. 861c
; αὐτοῖς λέγουσι
Id. Sph. 243a
; κάλλιστ' ἐπακολουθεῖς
Id. Lg. 963a
, etc.
4. attend to, follow,i.e.obeyorcomply with,
ταῖς τῶν συμμάχων γνώμαις
Isoc. 6.90
; τοῖς πάθεσι
D. 26.18
;αὐτῶν τῇ προαιρέσειPhilipp. ap. D. 18.167 ;ταῖς τῶν ποιητῶν βλασφημίαις ἐ. followthem (as authorities), Isoc. 11.38 : c. dat.pers., Arist. EN 1096b7 .
5. attend to,i.e.execute,a task, τῷ πραττομένῳ
Pl. R. 370c
;wait upon,of bees, τοῖς βασιλεῦσι
Arist. GA 760b15
.
6. supervise, attend to,
τῇ ἐγχύσει τοῦ γλεύκους
PPetr. 2p.136
(iii B.C.), cf. PAmh. 2.40.24
(ii B.C.), etc.: abs., POxy. 1024.33
(ii A.D.), etc.
7. concur,
PFay. 24.19
(ii A.D.).
8. verify, check,
PEleph. 10.8
(iii B.C.), PGen. 22.1
(i A.D.), etc.
II. accompany, result, accrue,
τινί
Phld. Ir. p.59
W., al.:βλάβος, ζημία ἐ.,
PRyl. 126.19
(i A.D.), BGU 3.14
(iii A.D.).
2. τὰ ἐπακολουθοῦντα σημεῖα confirmatory, authenticatingsigns (cf. 1.7 ), Ev.Marc. 16.20 .
3. of the offspring of cattle, πρόβατα σὺν τοῖς -οῦσι ἄρνασι
POxy. 245.11
(i A.D.), cf. 244.9
(i A.D.).
