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ακολουθία
sequence, order (also: a church service) /a.ko.lu.ˈθi.a/
nounC1#4003 most common
Also: succession, consequence, liturgical office
Example sentences
Γράψε τους αριθμούς με τη σωστή ακολουθία.
Write the numbers in the correct order.
Η ακολουθία των εικόνων δείχνει την ιστορία.
The sequence of images tells the story.
Στην εκκλησία παρακολουθήσαμε την ακολουθία του εσπερινού.
At church we attended the vespers service.
Η ακολουθία των γεγονότων οδήγησε στην κρίση.
The sequence of events led to the crisis.
Ο ιερέας διάβασε την ακολουθία του γάμου με κατάνυξη.
The priest read the wedding service with reverence.
Κατ' ακολουθίαν των ανωτέρω, το δικαστήριο απέρριψε την αγωγή.
As a consequence of the above, the court dismissed the lawsuit.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η ακολουθία | οι ακολουθίες |
| Genitive | της ακολουθίας | των ακολουθιών |
| Accusative | την ακολουθία | τις ακολουθίες |
| Vocative | ακολουθία | ακολουθίες |
Word family
ακόλουθοςfollower, attendant; accompanying
ακολουθώto followπαρακολουθώto watch, to attend, to keep up withεπακόλουθοconsequence, aftermath
συνακόλουθοςconcomitant, accompanying
Etymology
Ακολουθία comes from ακόλουθος, meaning follower or attendant, plus the abstract noun ending -ία. Ακόλουθος itself joins the copulative prefix α- (together, same) with κέλευθος, an old word for path or road, so it originally meant someone who shares the same path as another. The noun ακολουθία later shifted to mean the act of following in order, which gave rise to its modern senses of sequence and, in church usage, a fixed order of service.
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