to accompany
Sunakoloutheo describes going with or following someone, whether among a selected group or from an earlier place.
The attested use describes persons going with or following another: a young man follows him in Mark 14:51, selected disciples are permitted to go with him in Mark 5:37, and women are identified as having come with him from Galilee in Luke 23:49.
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Going with or following a person · dominant
In Mark 14:51, the imperfect active indicative form occurs in the clause about a young man following him. In Mark 5:37, the aorist active infinitive is used where no one is allowed to go with him except Peter, James, and John; in Luke 23:49, the present active participle describes the women as those who had come with him from Galilee.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the relevant clauses with “following,” “accompany,” and “had accompanied.” These variations confirm the verses' shared movement-with-someone context rather than establish separate meanings.