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Lexicon :: Strong's G1559 - ekdiōkō

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ἐκδιώκω
Transliteration
ekdiōkō (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-dee-o'-ko
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐκδιώκω ekdiṓkō, ek-dee-o'-ko; from G1537 and G1377; to pursue out, i.e. expel or persecute implacably:—persecute.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G1559 in the following manner: persecute (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G1559 in the following manner: persecute (2x).

  1. to drive out, banish

  2. to pursue

    1. to persecute, oppress with calamities

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκδιώκω ekdiṓkō, ek-dee-o'-ko; from G1537 and G1377; to pursue out, i.e. expel or persecute implacably:—persecute.
STRONGS G1559:
ἐκδιώκω: future ἐκδιώξω; 1 aorist ἐξεδιωξα;
1. to drive out, banish: τινά, Luke 11:49 [here WH Tr marginal reading διώξουσιν; some refer this to 2]; (Thucydides 1, 24; Lucian, Tim. 10; Sept. 1 Chronicles 8:13; Joel 2:20, etc.).
2. to pursue equivalent to to persecute, oppress with calamities: τινά, 1 Thessalonians 2:15 [some refer this to 1]; (Psalm 118:157 (Psalms 119:157); Sir. 30:19; Demosthenes, 883, 27).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
8:13
Psalms
119:157
Joel
2:20
Luke
11:49
1 Thessalonians
2:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1559 matches the Greek ἐκδιώκω (ekdiōkō),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:19 - to chase all thine enemies from before thy face, as the Lord said.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:13 - and Beria, and Sama; these were heads of families among the dwellers in Elam, and they drove out the inhabitants of Geth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:15 - (LXX 12:16) These are the men that crossed over Jordan in the first month, and it had overflowed all its banks; and they drove out all the inhabitants of the valleys, from the east to the west.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:28 - (LXX 36:28) For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be [fn]avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:16 - (LXX 43:17) because of the voice of the slanderer and reviler; because of the enemy and avenger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - (LXX 68:5) They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: my enemies that persecute me unrighteously are strengthened: then I [fn]restored that which I took not away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:5 - (LXX 100:5) Him that privily speaks against his neighbour, him have I driven from me: he that is proud in look and insatiable in heart,—with him I have not eaten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 - (LXX 118:157) Many are they that persecute me and oppress me: but I have not declined from thy testimonies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19 - (LXX 30:13) Behold, he shall come up as a lion out of the midst of Jordan to the place of Ætham: for I will speedily drive them from it, and do ye set the young men against her: for who is like me? and who will withstand me? and who is this shepherd, who shall confront me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 - (LXX 27:44) Behold, he shall come up as a lion from Jordan to Gæthan; for I will speedily drive them from her, and I will set all the youths against her: for who is like me? and who will resist me? and who is this shepherd who will stand before me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - And they shall drive thee forth from men, and thy dwelling shall be with wild beasts, and they shall feed thee with grass as an ox, and thou shalt have thy lodging under the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whom he shall please.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the wild beasts of the field, and they shall feed thee with grass as an ox: and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whomsoever he shall please.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:33 - In the same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nabuchodonosor: and he was driven forth from men, and he ate grass as an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, until his hairs were grown like lions' hairs, and his nails as birds' claws.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - And he was driven forth from men; and his heart was given him after the nature of wild beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; and they fed him with grass as an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the most high God is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whomsoever he shall please.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:20 - And I will chase away from you the northern adversary, and will drive him away into a dry land, and I will sink [fn]his face in the former sea, and his back parts in the latter sea, and his [fn]ill savour shall come up, and his [fn]stink shall come up, because he has [fn]wrought great things.
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