Strong's Greek Concordance

G4870: συνακολουθέω

synakolouthéō · “to accompany”

Definition

to accompany

KJV translates it as: follow

Word origin: from G4862 (σύν) and G190 (ἀκολουθέω);

Extended definition

συν-ακολουθέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: 2Ma.2:4 2Mac 2:6 * ;]
to follow along with, accompany: with dative of person(s), Mrk.14:51, Luk.23:49; before μετά, with genitive of person(s), Mrk.5:37.†
(AS)

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How G4870 is translated

  • to follow ×1
  • was accompanying ×1
  • having followed ×1

Bible verses with G4870 (synakolouthéō)

Synakolouthéō appears in 3 verses.

  • Mark 5:37

    And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

  • Mark 14:51

    And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:

  • Luke 23:49

    And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.