Strong's G1377

διώκω(diṓkō)

Language:: Greek (New Testament)

Definition

compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute

Derivation

a prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb (to flee;

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, διώκω is translated as: ensue, follow (after), given to, (suffer) persecute(-ion), press forward.

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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.