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παρακολουθέω

parakoloutheo

follow

Appears 30 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

παρακολουθέω, A. follow or attend closely, dog oneʼs steps, τινι Ar. Ec. 725 ; τὸ παρακολουθοῦν εἴδωλον ἑκάστῳ Pl. Sph. 266c, cf. D. 21.14,69, Philem. 124 ; οὓς σὺ ζῶντας μέν, ὦ κίναδος, κολακεύων παρηκολούθεις D. 18.162 ; πόροι κατὰ πάντα τὸν πλεύμονα παρακολουθοῦντες Arist. HA 496a29 ; accrue, esp. of loss or damage, c. dat., PSI 3.168.24 (ii B. C.), PRein. 18.15 (ii B. C.). 2. make a succession of growths, Thphr. HP 6.4.8. II. metaph., follow closely, attend minutely to, π. τῷ νοσήματι Pl. R. 406b ; π. ἅπασι [τοῖς πονηρεύμασι] trace accurately all his knaveries, D. 19.257 ; π. τοῖς πράγμασιν ἐξ ἀρχῆς Id. 18.172 ; π. χρόνοις follow all the times and dates, Nicom.Com. 1.20, cf. Ev.Luc. 1.3 ; τοῖς δικαίοις π. Demad. 1 ; π. ταῖς τιμαῖς (prices) PMich.Zen. 28.26 (iii B. C.) ; τῇ Ὁνοράτου κρίσει POxy. 653.29 (ii A.D.). 2. of an audience, προσέχειν τὸν νοῦν καὶ π. εὐμαθῶς Aeschin. 1.116 : generally, follow with the mind, understand, π. τῷ πῶς . . Plb. 1.12.7, etc. : as Stoic term, Arr. Epict. 2.16.33, etc. ; παρακολουθεῖν τούτῳ ὅτι . . understand that . . , ib.2.26.3 ; simply, π. ὅτι . . Gal. 11.554 ; διότι . . PPetr. 2p.132 (iii B. C.) : c. part., π. ἐλεγχόμενος Arr. Epict. 4.5.21 : c. acc., τίς παρακολουθεῖ ταῦτα; Damox. 2.25 ; π. τὰ ἐψηφισμένα become acquainted with . . , GDI 4940.8 (Cret.), cf. BSA 29.64 (Eretrian, found at Sparta), IGΙΙ(4).1065a17 (Delos), etc. : in later Philosophy, ἑαυτῷ π. to be conscious, Plot. 1.4.5 ; esp. to be self-conscious, νοῦν νοοῦντα μόνον, μὴ παρακολουθοῦντα δὲ ἑαυτῷ ὅτι νοεῖ Id. 2.9.1, cf. 4.4.37, Iamb. Myst. 3.4,14. 3. of things, πυρετοὶ π. μοι καὶ ἀλγήματα D. 54.11, cf. Ruf. ap. Orib. 44.17.2; τῷ βίῳ π. keep company with, keep close to, of things that benefit, Isoc. 15.262; αὐτοῖς π. ἡ ἔχθρα <ἡ> παρὰ Λακεδαιμονίων D. 59.98; of rules, hold good throughout, διʼ ὅλης τῆς ἱππικῆς π. X. Eq. 8.14. 4. of a logical property, τὸ ἀεὶ παρακολουθοῦν Arist. Top. 131b9; also of the genus, ib.125b28, cf. 123a19; of notions inseparably connected one with another, Id. Cat. 8a33, Metaph. 1054a14; of cause and effect, Id. APo. 99a17; τὸ παρακολουθοῦν τινι constant attribute, Phld. Sign. 8,19, cf. A.D. Pron. 4.3; to be proper to, ταῖς αἰσθηταῖς [ἁρμονίαις] Plot. 1.6.3.

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