Genesis 24:5
And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
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And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
Read in context →And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
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akolouthéō · ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
Strong's KJV usage: :--follow, reach.
Strong's first: Matthew 8:19Strong's last: Revelation 14:13
Open full G190 profile →râdaph · raw-daf'
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
Strong's KJV usage: chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
Strong's first: Genesis 44:4Strong's last: Hosea 6:3
Open full H7291 profile →yâlak · yaw-lak'
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Strong's KJV usage: × again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, × be weak.
Strong's first: Genesis 24:5Strong's last: 2 Kings 6:19
Open full H3212 profile →ʼachar · akh-ar'
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Strong's KJV usage: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
Strong's first: Exodus 23:2Strong's last: Jeremiah 17:16
Open full H310 profile →diṓkō · dee-o'-ko
compare the base of G1169 and G1249); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
Strong's KJV usage: :--ensue, follow (after), given to, (suffer) persecute(-ion), press forward.
Strong's first: Luke 17:23Strong's last: Hebrews 12:14
Open full G1377 profile →miméomai · mim-eh'-om-ahee
to imitate
Strong's KJV usage: :--follow.
Strong's first: 2 Thessalonians 3:7Strong's last: 3 John 1:11
Open full G3401 profile →regel · reh'-gel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
Strong's KJV usage: × be able to endure, × according as, × after, × coming, × follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), × great toe, × haunt, × journey, leg, piss, possession, time.
Strong's first: Exodus 11:8Strong's last: 1 Kings 20:10
Open full H7272 profile →ʼâçôwn · aws-sone'
hurt
Strong's KJV usage: mischief.
Strong's first: Exodus 21:22Strong's last: Exodus 21:23
Open full H611 profile →hâlak · haw-lak'
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, be eased, enter, exercise (self), follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, × more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), send, speedily, spread, still, surely, tale-bearer, travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, × be weak, whirl.
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 25:27Strong's last: Ezekiel 13:3
Open full H1980 profile →deûte · dyoo'-teh
come hither!
Strong's KJV usage: :--come, X follow.
Strong's first: Matthew 4:19Strong's last: Matthew 4:19
Open full G1205 profile →exakolouthéō · ex-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
to follow out, i.e. (figuratively) to imitate, obey, yield to
Strong's KJV usage: :--follow.
Strong's first: 2 Peter 2:2Strong's last: 2 Peter 2:2
Open full G1811 profile →epakolouthéō · ep-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
to accompany
Strong's KJV usage: :--follow (after).
Strong's first: 1 Peter 2:21Strong's last: 1 Peter 2:21
Open full G1872 profile →ésomai · es'-om-ahee
will be
Strong's KJV usage: :--shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), X may have, X fall, what would follow, X live long, X sojourn.
Strong's first: Luke 22:49Strong's last: Luke 22:49
Open full G2071 profile →metá · met-ah'
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 or G1537 and G1519 or G4314; less intimate than G1722 and less close than G4862)
Strong's KJV usage: :--after(-ward), X that he again, against, among, X and, + follow, hence, hereafter, in, of, (up-)on, + our, X and setting, since, (un-)to, + together, when, with (+ -out).
Strong's first: 1 Peter 1:11Strong's last: 1 Peter 1:11
Open full G3326 profile →parakolouthéō · par-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
to follow near, i.e. (figuratively) attend (as a result), trace out, conform to
Strong's KJV usage: :--attain, follow, fully know, have understanding.
Strong's first: Mark 16:17Strong's last: Mark 16:17
Open full G3877 profile →synakolouthéō · soon-ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
to accompany
Strong's KJV usage: :--follow.
Strong's first: Mark 5:37Strong's last: Mark 5:37
Open full G4870 profile →bôwʼ · bo
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Strong's KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, × be, befall, besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, × certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, × doubtless again, eat, employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, have, × indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, × (well) stricken (in age), × surely, take (in), way.
Strong's first: Exodus 14:17Strong's last: Exodus 14:17
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Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
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FOL'LOW, verb transitive
1. To go after or behind; to walk, ride or move behind, but in the same direction. Soldiers will usually follow a brave officer.
2. To pursue; to chase; as an enemy, or as game.
3. To accompany; to attend in a journey.
And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode on the camels, and followed the man. Genesis 24:5.
4. To accompany; to be of the same company; to attend, for any purpose. Luke 5:27.
5. To succeed in order of time; to come after; as a storm is followed by a calm.
Signs following signs lead on the mighty year.
6. To be consequential; to result from, as effect from a cause. Intemperance is often followed by disease or poverty, or by both.
7. To result from, as an inference or deduction. It follows from these facts that the accused is guilty.
8. To pursue with the eye; to keep the eyes fixed on a moving body. He followed or his eyes followed the ship, till it was beyond sight.
He followed with his eyes the fleeting shade.
9. To imitate; to copy; as, to follow a pattern or model; to follow fashion.
10. To embrace; to adopt and maintain; to have or entertain like opinions; to think or believe like another; as, to follow the opinions and tenets of a philsophic sect; to follow Plato.
11. To obey; to observe; to practice; to act in conformity to. It is our duty to follow the commands of Christ. Good soldiers follow the orders of their general; good servants follow the directions of their master.
12. To pursue as an object of desire; to endeavor to obtain.
Follow peace with all men. Hebrews 12:14.
13. To use; to practice; to make the chief business; as, to follow the trade of a carpenter; to follow the profession of law.
14. To adhere to; to side with.
The house of Judah followed David. 2 Samuel 2:10.
15. To adhere to; to honor; to worship; to serve.
If the Lord be God, follow him. 1 Kings 18:21.
16. To be led or guided by.
Wo to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing. Ezekiel 13:3.
17. To move on in the same course or direction; to be guided by; as, to follow a track or course.
FOL'LOW, verb intransitive
1. To come after another.
The famine - shall follow close after you. Jeremiah 42:16.
2. To attend; to accompany.
3. To be posterior in time; as following ages.
4. To be consequential, as effect to cause. From such measures, great mischiefs must follow
5. To result, as an inference. The facts may be admitted, but the inference drawn from them does not follow
To follow on, to continue pursuit or endeavor; to persevere.
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord.
Hosea 6.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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