This verb describes close following, often implying devotion or attention to detail. Luke 23:55 says the women 'who had followed (κατακολουθήσασαι) Jesus from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.' Their faithful accompaniment from Galilee culminates in witnessing his burial, preparing them to become the first resurrection witnesses. In Acts 16:17, the slave girl with a spirit of divination 'followed (κατακολουθοῦσα) Paul and us, crying out,' her persistent following contrasting with the women's devotion—hers is spiritual harassment, not discipleship. The verb thus captures both devoted following and dogged pursuit.