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ἐπακολουθέω

epakoloutheo

follow close upon, follow after, pursue

Appears 23 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἐπακολουθέω, 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. pursue as an enemy, Th. 4.128,5.65, X. An.[4.1.1], etc. 3. attend to, follow mentally, understand, τῷ λόγῳ Pl. Phd. 107b; τοῖς λεγομένοις Id. Lg. 861c; αὐτοῖς λέγουσι Id. Sph. 243a; κάλλιστʼ ἐπακολουθεῖς Id. Lg. 963a, etc. 4. attend to, follow, i.e. obey or comply with, ταῖς τῶν συμμάχων γνώμαις Isoc. 6.90; τοῖς πάθεσι D. 26.18; αὐτῶν τῇ προαιρέσει Philipp. ap. D. 18.167; ταῖς τῶν ποιητῶν βλασφημίαις ἐ. follow them (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, authenticating signs (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.).
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