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#1377 διώκω dioko {dee-o'-ko}
a prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb dio (to flee;
cf the base of G1169 and G1249); TDNT - 2:229,177; v
—Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) to make to run or flee, put to flight, drive away
2) to run swiftly in order to catch a person or thing, to run after
2a) to press on: figuratively of one who in a race runs
swiftly to reach the goal
2b) to pursue (in a hostile manner)
3) in any way whatever to harass, trouble, molest one
3a) to persecute
3b) to be mistreated, suffer persecution on account of something
4) without the idea of hostility, to run after, follow after: someone
5) metaph., to pursue
5a) to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavour to acquire
—Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
A prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb δίω [[dio]] (to flee; compare the base of G1169 and G1249); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication to persecute:—ensue, follow (after), given to, (suffer) persecute (-ion), press toward.
—Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament)
- #1377.
- διω´κω
- diōkō; akin to a prim. vb. δι´ω diō (put to flight); to put to flight, pursue, by impl. to persecute:—
- NASB - persecute(10), persecuted(13), persecuting(7), persecutor(1), practicing(1), press(2), pursue(7), pursuing(2), run after(1), seek after(1).
—NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
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