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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 Box Deu 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:19 - and that you may drive out all your enemies just as the LORD said.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:13 - Beriah, and Shema. They were leaders of the families living in Aijalon and chased out the inhabitants of Gath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:15 - They crossed the Jordan River in the first month, when it was overflowing its banks, and routed those living in all the valleys to the east and west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:28 - For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:16 - before the vindictive enemy who ridicules and insults me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:5 - I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:157

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 - The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19 - "A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Edomites off their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me, and there is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler who can stand up against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 - "A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Babylonians off of their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me. There is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler that can stand up against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and you will become damp with the dew of the sky. Seven periods of time will pass by for you, before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and seven periods of time will pass by for you before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:33 - Now in that very moment this pronouncement about Nebuchadnezzar came true. He was driven from human society, he ate grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until his hair became long like an eagle's feathers, and his nails like a bird's claws.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - He was driven from human society, his mind was changed to that of an animal, he lived with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until he came to understand that the most high God rules over human kingdoms, and he appoints over them whomever he wishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:20 - I will remove the one from the north far from you. I will drive him out to a dry and desolate place. Those in front will be driven eastward into the Dead Sea, and those in back westward into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise up as a foul smell." Indeed, the LORD has accomplished great things.
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