to follow one who precedes, join him as his attendant, accompany him

to join one as a disciple, become or be his disciple

1. side with his party

himself, herself, themselves, itself

he, she, it

the same

I, me, my

to go or come forth of

1. with mention of the place out of which one goes, or the point from which he departs

   1. of those who leave a place of their own accord

   2. of those who are expelled or cast out

metaph.

1. to go out of an assembly, i.e. forsake it

2. to come forth from physically, arise from, to be born of

3. to go forth from one's power, escape from it in safety

4. to come forth (from privacy) into the world, before the public, (of those who by novelty of opinion attract attention)

5. of things

   1. of reports, rumours, messages, precepts

   2. to be made known, declared

   3. to be spread, to be proclaimed

   4. to come forth

      1. emitted as from the heart or the mouth

      2. to flow forth from the body

      3. to emanate, issue

         1. used of a sudden flash of lightning

         2. used of a thing vanishing

         3. used of a hope which has disappeared

upon, on, at, by, before

of position, on, at, by, over, against

to, over, on, at, across, against

to speak, say

to behold, look upon, view attentively, contemplate (often used of public shows)

1. of important persons that are looked on with admiration

to view, take a view of

1. in the sense of visiting, meeting with a person

to learn by looking, to see with the eyes, to perceive

to sit down, seat one's self

to sit, be seated, of a place occupied

1. to have a fixed abode, to dwell

and, also, even, indeed, but

to say, to speak

1. affirm over, maintain

2. to teach

3. to exhort, advise, to command, direct

4. to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say

5. to call by name, to call, name

6. to speak out, speak of, mention

Levi = "joined"

1. the son of Alphaeus, a collector of customs

with, after, behind

I, me, my

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted

name: univ. of proper names

the name is used for everything which the name covers, everything the thought or feeling of which is aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing, remembering, the name, i.e. for one's rank, authority, interests, pleasure, command, excellences, deeds etc.

persons reckoned up by name

the cause or reason named: on this account, because he suffers as a Christian, for this reason

this, these, etc.

these

a renter or farmer of taxes

1. among the Romans, usually a man of equestrian rank

a tax gatherer, collector of taxes or tolls, one employed by a publican or farmer general in the collection of taxes. The tax collectors were as a class, detested not only by the Jews, but by other nations also, both on account of their employment and of the harshness, greed, and deception, with which they did their job.

customs, toll

toll house, place of toll, tax office

the place in which the tax collector sat to collect the taxes