ἐπακολουθέω
Ἀναξαγόρας δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνον → Anaxagoras used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Anaxagoras said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep
English (LSJ)
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; κάλλιστ' 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.EN1096b7. 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.), BGU3.14 (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.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 896] darauf, nachfolgen, τινί, Ar. Vesp. 1328; Plat. Phil. 27 a u. öfter; vom Feinde, verfolgen, Thuc. 4, 128, Xen. u. A. – Auch von leblosen Dingen, nachgeben, ἡ χεὶρ τοῦ νεκροῦ Xen. Cyr. 7, 3, 8; – μέμψις τινὶ ἔκ τινος Pol. 30, 9, 10. Uebertr., τοῖς λεγομένοις Isocr. 15, 56; λόγῳ Plat. Theaet. 168 e; λέγουσι, im Ggstz von ἀπολείπεσθαι, mit dem Verstande folgen, verstehen, Soph. 243 a. – Im Handeln nachfolgen, Etwas nach einem Anderen thun, Xen. Hell. 7, 1, 40; – τοῖς πάθεσι, nachgeben, Dem. 26, 18.
