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common, denoting the court attached to a house” (Moulton and Milligan,
F !
). The
“sheepfold” was usually surrounded by a stone wall, Numb. 32:16, preferably near a
well, Exod. 2:16; Ps. 23:2, and often protected by a tower, 2 Chron. 26:10; Mic. 4:8. See
COURT
,
HALL
,
PALACE
.
Note:
For the erroneous
KJV
rendering, “fold,” of
, “a flock,” in John 10:16,
see
FLOCK
.
For
FOLD UP
see
ROLL
, A, No. 4
For
FOLK
see
IMPOTENT
, B,
SICK
, B, No. 2
FOLLOW, FOLLOW AFTER
1.
$
(
!
, 190), to be an
$
, “a follower,” or “companion”
(from the prefix , here expressing “union, likeness,” and
$
, “a way”; hence,
“one going in the same way”), is used (a) frequently in the literal sense, e.g., Matt. 4:25;
(b) metaphorically, of “discipleship,” e.g., Mark 8:34; 9:38; 10:21. It is used 77 times in
the Gospels, of “following” Christ, and only once otherwise, Mark 14:13.
2.
@ $
(
#
!
, 1811), “to follow up, or out to the end” ( , “out,”
used intensively, and No. 1), is used metaphorically, and only by the apostle Peter in his
second epistle: in 1:16, of cunningly devised fables; 2:2 of lascivious doings; 2:15, of the
way of Balaam.¶ In the Sept., Job 31:9; Is. 56:11; Jer. 2:2; Amos 2:4.¶
3.
$
(
#
!
, 1872), “to follow after, close upon” ( , “upon,”
and No. 1). is used of signs “following” the preaching of the gospel. Mark 16:20; of
“following” good works, 1 Tim. 5:10; of sins “following” after those who are guilty of
them, 5:24; of “following” the steps of Christ, 1 Pet. 2:21.¶
4.
$
(
!
, 2628), “to follow behind or intently after” (
,
“after,” used intensively, and No. 1), is used of the women on their way to Christ’s tomb,
Luke 23:55; of the demon-possessed maid in Philippi in “following” the missionaries,
Acts 16:17.¶
5.
$
(
$
!
, 3877) lit. signifying “to follow close up, or side
by side,” hence, “to accompany, to conform to” (
, “beside,” and No. 1), is used of
signs accompanying “them that believe,” Mark 16:17; of tracing the course of facts, Luke
1:3,
RV
; of “following” the good doctrine, 1 Tim. 4:6,
RV
(
KJV
, “attained”); similarly of
“following” teaching so as to practice it, 2 Tim. 3:10,
RV
, “didst follow” (
KJV
, “hast fully
known”). See
ATTAIN
,
KNOW
,
TRACE
,
UNDERSTAND
.¶
6.
$
$
(
!
, 4870), “to follow along with, to accompany a
leader” (
$
, “with,” and No. 1), is given its true rendering in the
RV
of Mark 5:37, “He
suffered no man to follow with Him”; in 14:51, of the young man who “followed with”
Christ (inferior mss. have No. 1 here); Luke 23:49, of the women who “followed with”
Christ from Galilee.¶
7.
(
0
, 1377) denotes (a) “to drive away,” Matt. 23:34; (b) “to pursue
without hostility, to follow, follow after,” said of righteousness, Rom. 9:30; the Law,
9:31; 12:13, hospitality (“given to”) lit., “pursuing” (as one would a calling), the things
which make for peace, 14:19; love, 1 Cor. 14:1; that which is good, 1 Thess. 5:15;