Definition

to follow near, i.e. (figuratively) attend (as a result), trace out, conform to

Etymology

from G3844 (παρά) and G190 (ἀκολουθέω);

Where the KJV renders it

• attain
• follow
• fully know
• have understanding

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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