ἀκολουθέω

ἀκολουθ-έω,

A follow one, go after or with him, freq. of soldiers and slaves:—mostly c. dat. pers., Ar.Pl.19, etc.;

ἀ. τῷ ἡγουμένῳ Pl.R. 474c

; with Preps.,

ἀ. μετά τινος Th.7.57

, Pl.La.187e, Lys.2.27, etc.;

τοῖς σώμασι μετ' ἐκείνων ἠκολούθουν, ταῖς δ' εὐνοίαις μεθ' ὑμῶν ἦσαν Isoc.14.15

;

ἀ. σύν τινι X.An.7.5.3

;

κατόπιν τινός Ar.Pl.13

: rarely c. acc., Men.558: abs., Pl.Plt.277e, Thphr.Char.18.8, etc.; ἀ. ἐφ' ἁρπαγήν, of soldiers, Th.2.98; ἀκολουθῶν, ὁ, as Subst., = ἀκόλουθος 1, Men.Adul.Fr.1.

2 of stars, follow in the diurnal rotation, Autol.2.2.

II metaph., follow, be guided by,

τῇ γνώμῃ τινός Th. 3.38

; τοῖς πράγμασιν, τοῖς τοῦ πολέμου καιροῖς, D.4.39, 24.95; obey,

τοῖς νόμοις And.4.19

: c. acc. neut.,

ἀ. ἅπαντα PLille1.26

.

2 follow the thread of a discourse, Pl.Phd.107b, etc.

3 of things, follow upon, to be consequent upon, consistent with,

εὐλογία . . εὐηθείᾳ ἀ. Id.R.400e

, cf. 398d; follow analogy of, Arist.HA499a10, al.

b abs., to be consequent,

ὡς γένους ὄντος τοῦ ἀεὶ ἀκολουθοῦντος Top.128b4

; as species to individual, GA768b13.

4 abs., ἀκολουθεῖ it follows, Id.Cat.14a31.—Not in Trag.: first in Hippon.55, with [pron. full] ᾱ (s.v.l.), elsewhere [pron. full] ᾰ; takes place of ἕπομαι in later Greek.