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Lexicon :: Strong's G1377 - diōkō

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διώκω
Transliteration
diōkō (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-o'-ko
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb dio (to flee; cf the base of δειλός (G1169) and διάκονος (G1249))
mGNT
45x in 26 unique form(s) TR
44x in 27 unique form(s) LXX
70x in 26 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:229,177

Strong’s Definitions

διώκω diṓkō, dee-o'-ko; a prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb δίω díō (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 forward.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's G1377 in the following manner: persecute (28x), follow after (6x), follow (4x), suffer persecution (3x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x
The KJV translates Strong's G1377 in the following manner: persecute (28x), follow after (6x), follow (4x), suffer persecution (3x), miscellaneous (3x).

  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

    1. to press on: figuratively of one who in a race runs swiftly to reach the goal

    2. to pursue (in a hostile manner)

  3. in any way whatever to harass, trouble, molest one

    1. to persecute

    2. 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

    1. to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavour to acquire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διώκω diṓkō, dee-o'-ko; a prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb δίω díō (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 forward.
STRONGS G1377:
διώκω; imperfect ἐδίωκον; future διώξω (Matthew 23:34; Luke 21:12; John 15:20; 2 Samuel 22:38; Wis. 19:2; a rarer form for the more common Attic διώξομαι, cf. Bttm. Ausf. Spr: 2:154; Winers Grammar, 84 (80); [Buttmann, 53 (46); especially Veitch, under the word; Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 377]); 1 aorist ἐδίωξα; passive [present διώκομαι]; perfect participle δεδιωγμένος; 1 future διωχθήσομαι; (from δίω, to flee); Sept. commonly for רָדַף;
1. to make to run or flee, put to flight, drive away: (τινὰ) ἀπό πόλεως εἰς πόλιν, Matthew 23:34, cf. 10:23 Griesbach.
2. to run swiftly in order to catch some person or thing, to run after; absolutely (Homer, Iliad 23, 344; Sophocles El. 738, etc.; διώκειν δρόμῳ, Xenophon, an. 6, 5, 25; cf. 7, 2, 20), to press on: figuratively, of one who in a race runs swiftly to reach the goal, Philippians 3:12 (where distinguished from καταλαμβάνειν [cf. Herodotus 9, 58; Lucian, Hermot. 77]), Philippians 3:14. to pursue (in a hostile manner): τινά, Acts 26:11; Revelation 12:13. Hence,
3. in any way whatever to harass, trouble, molest one; to persecute, (cf. Latin persequor, German verfolgen): Matthew 5:10-12, 44; Matthew 10:23; Luke 21:12; [Luke 11:49 WH Tr marginal reading]; John 5:16; John 15:20; Acts 7:52; Acts 9:4; Acts 22:4, 7; Acts 26:14; Romans 12:14; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Corinthians 15:9; 2 Corinthians 4:9; Galatians 1:13, 23; Galatians 4:29; Galatians 5:11; Philippians 3:6; 2 Timothy 3:12; passive with a dative denoting the cause, to be maltreated, suffer persecution on account of something, Galatians 6:12 [here L marginal reading T read διώκονται (others, -κωνται), see WHs Appendix, p. 169; on the dative see Winers Grammar, § 31, 6 c.; Buttmann, 186 (161)].
4. without the idea of hostility, to run after, follow after: someone, Luke 17:23.
5. metaphorically, with the accusative of thing, to pursue i. e. to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavor to acquire: Romans 9:30 (distinguished here from καταλαμβάνειν); 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:22, (in both passages opposed to φεύγειν); νόμον δικαιοσύνης, Romans 9:31, (Proverbs 15:9; τὸ δίκαιον, Deuteronomy 16:20; Sir. 27:8, where distinguished from καταλαμβάνειν); τ. φιλοξενίαν, Romans 12:13; τὰ τῆς εἰρήνης, Romans 14:19 [here L marginal reading Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading T read διώκομεν (for the διώκωμεν of others), see WH's Appendix, p. 169]; τ. ἀγάπην, 1 Corinthians 14:1; τὸ ἀγαθόν, 1 Thessalonians 5:15; εἰρήνην, Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 3:11 (here joined with ζητεῖν τι); times without number in Greek writings (from Homer, Iliad 17, 75 διώκειν ἀκιχητα on; as τιμάς, ἀρετήν, τὰ καλά, [cf. Winer's Grammar, 30]). [Compare: ἐκ-, καταδιώκω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
16:20
2 Samuel
22:38
Proverbs
15:9
Matthew
5:10; 5:11; 5:12; 5:44; 10:23; 10:23; 23:34; 23:34
Luke
11:49; 17:23; 21:12; 21:12
John
5:16; 15:20; 15:20
Acts
7:52; 9:4; 22:4; 22:7; 26:11; 26:14
Romans
9:30; 9:31; 12:13; 12:14; 14:19
1 Corinthians
4:12; 14:1; 15:9
2 Corinthians
4:9
Galatians
1:13; 1:23; 4:29; 5:11; 6:12
Philippians
3:6; 3:12; 3:14
1 Thessalonians
5:15
1 Timothy
6:11
2 Timothy
2:22; 3:12
Hebrews
12:14
1 Peter
3:11
Revelation
12:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1377 matches the Greek διώκω (diōkō),
which occurs 70 times in 65 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 14:15–Jer 20:11)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:15 - There he divided his men and attacked during the night. Kedorlaomer’s army fled, but Abram chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:23 - So he gathered a group of his relatives and set out in hot pursuit. He caught up with Jacob seven days later in the hill country of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:9 - “The enemy boasted, ‘I will chase them
and catch up with them.
I will plunder them
and consume them.
I will flash my sword;
my powerful hand will destroy them.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:7 - In fact, you will chase down your enemies and slaughter them with your swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:8 - Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand! All your enemies will fall beneath your sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:17 - I will turn against you, and you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will run even when no one is chasing you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:36 - “And for those of you who survive, I will demoralize you in the land of your enemies. You will live in such fear that the sound of a leaf driven by the wind will send you fleeing. You will run as though fleeing from a sword, and you will fall even when no one pursues you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:20 - Let true justice prevail, so you may live and occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:6 - “If the distance to the nearest city of refuge is too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. Then the slayer would die unfairly, since he had never shown hostility toward the person who died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:7 - The LORD your God will inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate and persecute you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:30 - How could one person chase a thousand of them,
and two people put ten thousand to flight,
unless their Rock had sold them,
unless the LORD had given them up?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:7 - So the king’s men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king’s men had left, the gate of Jericho was shut.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:10 - Each one of you will put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the LORD your God fights for you, just as he has promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:16 - Then Barak chased the chariots and the enemy army all the way to Harosheth-haggoyim, killing all of Sisera’s warriors. Not a single one was left alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:22 - When Barak came looking for Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. She said, “Come, and I will show you the man you are looking for.” So he followed her into the tent and found Sisera lying there dead, with the tent peg through his temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:5 - When they reached Succoth, Gideon asked the leaders of the town, “Please give my warriors some food. They are very tired. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:12 - Zebah and Zalmunna, the two Midianite kings, fled, but Gideon chased them down and captured all their warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:16 - Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and his men returned from chasing the army of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:7 - So Abishai and Joab,[fn] together with the king’s bodyguard[fn] and all the mighty warriors, set out from Jerusalem to go after Sheba.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:10 - Amasa didn’t notice the dagger in his left hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it so that his insides gushed out onto the ground. Joab did not need to strike again, and Amasa soon died. Joab and his brother Abishai left him lying there and continued after Sheba.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:13 - With Amasa’s body out of the way, everyone went on with Joab to capture Sheba son of Bicri.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:5 - Then they replied, “It was Saul who planned to destroy us, to keep us from having any place at all in the territory of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:38

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:38 - “I chased my enemies and destroyed them;
I did not stop until they were conquered.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:13 - So Gad came to David and asked him, “Will you choose three[fn] years of famine throughout your land, three months of fleeing from your enemies, or three days of severe plague throughout your land? Think this over and decide what answer I should give the LORD who sent me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:21 - So Gehazi set off after Naaman.
When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he climbed down from his chariot and went to meet him. “Is everything all right?” Naaman asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:27 - When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu rode after him, shouting, “Shoot him, too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot at the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam. He was able to go on as far as Megiddo, but he died there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:5 - But the Babylonian[fn] troops chased the king and caught him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:4 - Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel came and sat with me because of this outrage committed by the returned exiles. And I sat there utterly appalled until the time of the evening sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:22 - Must you also persecute me, like God does?
Haven’t you chewed me up enough?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:1 - A psalm of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush of the tribe of Benjamin.

I come to you for protection, O LORD my God.
Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:14 - Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.
If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:9 - The LORD detests the way of the wicked,
but he loves those who pursue godliness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6 - Wealth created by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:1 - The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
but the godly are as bold as lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:19 - A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:15 - What is happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has happened before, because God makes the same things happen over and over again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:23 - Your leaders are rebels,
the companions of thieves.
All of them love bribes
and demand payoffs,
but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans
or fight for the rights of widows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 - What sorrow for those who get up early in the morning
looking for a drink of alcohol
and spend long evenings drinking wine
to make themselves flaming drunk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:14 - Everyone in Babylon will run about like a hunted gazelle,
like sheep without a shepherd.
They will try to find their own people
and flee to their own land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:4 - Let our refugees stay among you.
Hide them from our enemies until the terror is past.”
When oppression and destruction have ended
and enemy raiders have disappeared,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:2 - The towns of Aroer will be deserted.
Flocks will graze in the streets and lie down undisturbed,
with no one to chase them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13 - But though they thunder like breakers on a beach,
God will silence them, and they will run away.
They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind,
like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:16 - You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt.
They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.’
But the only swiftness you are going to see
is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - His hot breath pours out like a flood
up to the neck of his enemies.
He will sift out the proud nations for destruction.
He will bridle them and lead them away to ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:3 - He chases them away and goes on safely,
though he is walking over unfamiliar ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1 - “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance—
all who seek the LORD!
Consider the rock from which you were cut,
the quarry from which you were mined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:18 - Bring shame and dismay on all who persecute me,
but don’t let me experience shame and dismay.
Bring a day of terror on them.
Yes, bring double destruction upon them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:11 - But the LORD stands beside me like a great warrior.
Before him my persecutors will stumble.
They cannot defeat me.
They will fail and be thoroughly humiliated.
Their dishonor will never be forgotten.

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