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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 - by thrusting out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:13 - and Beri'ah and Shema (they were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Ai'jalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath);

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:15 - These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:28 - For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. The righteous shall be preserved for ever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:16 - at the words of the taunters and revilers, at the sight of the enemy and the avenger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those who would destroy me, those who attack me with lies. What I did not steal must I now restore?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:5 - Him who slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. The man of haughty looks and arrogant heart I will not endure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:157

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 - Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from thy testimonies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:19 - Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a strong sheepfold, I will suddenly make them run away from her; and I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:44 - "Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a strong sheepfold, I will suddenly make them run away from her; and I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men, and gives it to whom he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; and you shall be made to eat grass like an ox; and seven times shall pass over you, until you have learned that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:33 - Immediately the word was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnez'zar. He was driven from among men, and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails were like birds' claws.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - he was driven from among men, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of men, and sets over it whom he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:20 - "I will remove the northerner far from you, and drive him into a parched and desolate land, his front into the eastern sea, and his rear into the western sea; the stench and foul smell of him will rise, for he has done great things.
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