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Word study · Greek

diṓkō

to pursue, to persecute

Say it: dee-OH-ko (approximate)

διώκω

What it means

To pursue, persecute. "And drove us out" (2:15), and "always follow after that which is good" (5:15).

Range of meaning

  • PursueChase after.
  • PersecuteHarass and harm.

In 1 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 2

    "And drove us out" (2:15).

  • Chapter 5

    "But always follow after that which is good" (5:15).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1377 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources