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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Follow.

2. (n.) One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.

3. (n.) Vocation; business; profession.

4. (a.) Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day.

5. (a.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding.

Greek

1966. epiousa -- following, next.
... 1965, 1966. epiousa. 1967 . following, next. Part of Speech: Verb ... next day.
Word Origin see epeimi. following, next. Feminine singular ...
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1836. hexes -- next
... hexes Phonetic Spelling: (hex-ace') Short Definition: next in order, the next day
Definition: next in order, the next day, the following day, at the period ...
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1887. epaurion -- on the next day
... Word Origin from epi and aurion Definition on the next day NASB Word Usage day
(1), following day (1), next day (16). day following, tomorrow, next day. ...
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1778. entalma -- an injunction, ie religious precept
... Cognate: 1778 (a neuter noun) -- a command, focusing on the of following the directive
to its end (consummation), like the negative effects of following an ill ...
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1897a. epeimi -- to come upon, come after
... 1897, 1897a. epeimi. 1897b . to come upon, come after. Transliteration:
epeimi Short Definition: following. Word Origin from epi ...
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2631. katakrima -- penalty
... Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: katakrima Phonetic Spelling:
(kat-ak'-ree-mah) Short Definition: punishment following condemnation Definition ...
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2192. echo -- to have, hold
... 1), conceived* (1), consider (2), considered (2), could (2), derive (1), deriving
(1), devoid* (1), enjoyed (1), experiencing (1), felt (1), following (1), get ...
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2602. katabole -- a laying down
... 2602 (from 2596 , "exactly according to," down from the most general to the most
specific detail, "following all the way along," and 906 , "to cast ...
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1967. epiousios -- for the coming day, for subsistence
... day. [1967 () is cognate with 1966 , "the next day," "the following (approaching)
day," "the coming day," see the dictionary.]. 1967 ...
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2628. katakoloutheo -- to follow after
... Word Origin from kata and akoloutheo Definition to follow after NASB Word
Usage followed (1), following after (1). follow after. ...
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Topical Bible Verses

1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
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Strong's Hebrew

310. achar -- the hind or following part
... 309, 310. achar. 311 . the hind or following part. Transliteration:
achar Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ar') Short Definition: after. ...
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312. acher -- another
... Origin from achar Definition another NASB Word Usage another (59), another woman
(1), any (1), any other (1), different (1), first (1), following (1), foreign ...
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314. acharon -- coming after or behind
... 1), rear (1), west (1), western (4). afterward, to come, following, hinder
last, latter, reward. Or (shortened);acharon {akh-ar-one ...
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1980. halak -- to go, come, walk
... 1), fled (1), floated (1), flow (6), flowed (1), flowing (1), flows (1), follow
(2), follow* (14), followed (2), followed* (21), following (1), following* (5 ...
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3602. kakah -- thus
... From koh; just so, referring to the previous or following context -- after that
(this) manner, this matter, (even) so, in such a case, thus. see HEBREW koh. ...
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7272. regel -- foot
... of uncertain derivation Definition foot NASB Word Usage accompany* (1), after (1),
attended* (1), feet (139), follow (2), followed (2), following (1), foot (60 ...
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3651. ken -- so, thus
... As, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the)
like (manner, -wise), X the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such ...
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4026. migdal -- a tower
... flowers -- castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following. see HEBREW gadal.
4025, 4026. migdal or migdalah. 4027 . Strong's Numbers.
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5921. al -- upon, above, over
... Properly, the same as al used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often
with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon ...
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4419. mallach -- a mariner
... mariner. From malach in its second. Sense; a sailor (as following "the salt") --
mariner. see HEBREW malach. 4418, 4419. mallach. 4420 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Quiet Talks on Following the Christ
Quiet Talks on Following the Christ. <. Quiet Talks on Following
the Christ SD Gordon. Produced by Curtis Weyant and ...
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Following Christ
... Following Christ. A Sermon (No.3504). Published ... the. activities of Christian
life, and so on, but there is a peculiar way of following him. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 62 1916/following christ.htm

The Following Books to be had at the Shop of John Bryce, Printer ...
... The following BOOKS to be had at the Shop of JOHN BRYCE, Printer and Bookseller,
opposite Gibson's-Wynd, Salt-market. BOOKS IN OCTAVO. ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the following books to be.htm

Heads of the Following Book.
... Heads of the Following Book. 1. Therefore, in exhorting and preparing our
brethren, and in arming them with firmness of virtue and ...
/.../cyprian/the treatises of cyprian/heads of the following book.htm

I Reject this Predestination for the Following Reasons:
... 3. I REJECT THIS PREDESTINATION FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. I. Because it is not
the foundation of Christianity, of Salvation, or of its certainty. ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/3 i reject this predestination.htm

The Following Prayers are from the Mass for the Saint.
... A TRANSLATION OF THE LEGENDA IN THE OFFICE PREPARED FOR THE BLESSED HERMIT RICHARD
The following prayers are from the Mass for the Saint. SECRET ...
/.../rolle/the fire of love/the following prayers are from.htm

The Spirit in which the Following Work Has Been Prosecuted, and ...
... Section VI. The spirit in which the following work has been prosecuted, and
the relation of the author to other systems. In conclusion ...
/.../a theodicy or vindication of the divine glory/section vi the spirit in.htm

Note a the Following Extract of a Letter I Received from the Rev. ...
... BOOK V Note A The following extract of a letter I received from the Rev. William
Case. Note A The following extract of a letter I received from the Rev. ...
/.../note a the following extract.htm

Jesus is God, Following us Up.
... The Purpose in Jesus' Coming Jesus is God, following us up. ... He is a bit nearer
than ever He was. He is following us up. He is only a step off. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks about jesus/jesus is god following us.htm

Note to the Following Treatise 1. The Following Letter
... NOTE TO THE FOLLOWING TREATISE 1. The following Letter. NOTE TO THE FOLLOWING
TREATISE 1. The following Letter, which is the 190th ...
/.../note to the following treatise.htm

Thesaurus

Following (546 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Vocation; business; profession. 4. (a.) Next after; succeeding; ensuing;
as, the assembly was held on the following day. ...Following (546 Occurrences). ...
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Pursuit (35 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either
for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the ...
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As'ahel (17 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). 2 Samuel 2:19 Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn't turn
to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. (See RSV). ...
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Pursuing (50 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 14:46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the
Philistines went to their own place. (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Asahel (17 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 2:19 Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn't turn to
the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. (WEB ...
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Follower (8 Occurrences)
... is in the King James Version the translation of mimetes, "to imitate" (in the New
Testament in the good sense of becoming imitators, or following an example ...
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Rebel (35 Occurrences)
... says the whole congregation of Yahweh,'What trespass is this that you have committed
against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Yahweh, in ...
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Repeated (16 Occurrences)
... Acts 13:42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people earnestly
begged to have all this repeated to them on the following Sabbath. (WEY). ...
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Successive (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without
interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series ...
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So (23977 Occurrences)
... 2. (adv.) In like manner or degree; in the same way; thus; for like reason; with
equal reason; -- used correlatively, following as, to denote comparison or ...
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Bible Concordance

Following (546 Occurrences)

Following is used 546 times in 12 translations.

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Subtopics

Following

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Following Man

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