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Lexicon :: Strong's G1872 - epakoloutheō

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ἐπακολουθέω
Transliteration
epakoloutheō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:215,33

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπακολουθέω epakolouthéō, ep-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o; from G1909 and G190; to accompany:—follow (after).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G1872 in the following manner: follow (3x), follow after (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G1872 in the following manner: follow (3x), follow after (1x).

  1. to follow (close) upon, follow after

  2. to tread in one's footsteps i.e. to imitate his example

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπακολουθέω epakolouthéō, ep-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o; from G1909 and G190; to accompany:—follow (after).
STRONGS G1872:
ἐπακολουθέω, -ῶ; 1 aorist ἐπηκολούθησα; to follow (close) upon, follow after; in the N. T. only metaphorically, τοῖς ἴχνεσί τινος, to tread in one's footsteps, i. e. to imitate his example, 1 Peter 2:21; with the dative of a person 1 Timothy 5:24 (opposed to προάγω, to go before; the meaning is, 'the sins of some men are manifest now, even before they are called to account, but the misdeeds of others are exposed when finally judgment is held'; cf. Huther [or Ellicott] at the passage); ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ, to be devoted to good works, 1 Timothy 5:10; used, with the dative of the person to be mentally supplied, of the miracles accompanying the preaching of Christ's ministers, Mark 16:20. (Aristophanes, Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, and following; occasionally in the Sept.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
16:20
1 Timothy
5:10; 5:24
1 Peter
2:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1872 matches the Greek ἐπακολουθέω (epakoloutheō),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:4 - Ye shall not follow idols, and ye shall not make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:31 - Ye shall not attend to those who have in them divining spirits, nor attach yourselves to enchanters, to pollute yourselves with them: I am the Lord your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:6 - And the soul that shall follow those who have in them divining spirits, or enchanters, so as to go a whoring after them; I will set my face against that soul, and will destroy it from among its people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:24 - But my servant Chaleb, because there was another spirit in him, and he followed me, I will bring him into the land into which he entered, and his seed shall inherit it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:30 - take heed to thyself that thou seek not to follow them after they are destroyed before thee, saying, How do these nations act towards their gods? I will do likewise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:8 - And let seven priests having seven [fn]sacred trumpets proceed thus before the Lord, and let them sound loudly; and let the ark of the covenant of the Lord follow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:8 - My brethren that went up with me turned away the heart of the people, but I [fn]applied myself to follow the Lord my God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:9 - And Moses sware on that day, saying, The land on which thou art gone up, it shall be thy inheritance and thy children's for ever, because thou hast applied thyself to follow the Lord our God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:14 - Therefore Chebron became the inheritance of Chaleb the son of Jephone the Kenezite until this day, because he followed the commandment of the Lord God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - And it came to pass on the third day, when she had ceased praying, that she put off her mean dress, and put on her glorious apparel. (LXX 5:1a) And being splendidly arrayed, and having called upon God the Overseer and Preserver of all things, she took her two maids, and she leaned upon one, as a delicate female, and the other followed bearing her train. (5:1b) And she was blooming in the perfection of her beauty; and her face was cheerful, as it were benevolent, but her heart was straitened for fear. (5:1c) And having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king: and he was sitting upon his royal throne, and he had put on all his glorious apparel, covered all over with gold and precious stones, and was very terrible. (5:1d) And having raised his face resplendent with glory, he looked with intense anger: and the queen fell, and changed her colour as she fainted; and she bowed herself upon the head of the maid that went before her. (5:1e) But God changed the spirit of the king to gentleness, and in intense feeling he sprang from off his throne, and took her into his arms, until she recovered: and he comforted her with peaceable words, and said to her, (5:1f) What is the matter, Esther? I am thy brother; be of good cheer, thou shalt not die, for our command is openly declared to thee, Draw nigh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:3 - To whom hast thou given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? whom wilt thou follow? is it not one who has the greatest power?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:7 - if my foot has turned aside out of the way, or if mine heart has followed mine eye, and if too I have touched gifts with my hands;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22 - And he followed her, being gently led on, and that as an ox is led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3 - Give heed with your ears, and follow my ways: hearken to me, and your soul shall live in prosperity; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, [fn] the sure mercies of David.
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