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Word study · Greek

diṓkō

to pursue, to persecute

Say it: dee-OH-ko (approximate)

διώκω

What it means

To pursue. "But pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace" (2:22), and "persecutions" (3:11-12).

Range of meaning

  • PursueChase after.
  • PersecuteHarass and harm.

In 2 Timothy

  • Chapter 2

    "But pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace" (2:22).

  • Chapter 3

    "Will suffer persecution" (3:12).

Every verse (2)

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