διώκω diōkō

Greek word for “to pursue” · Strong’s G1377 · used 45 times in 44 verses

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Meaning

διώκω; 1. to put to flight, drive away:.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for diōkō in context, with how often each is used:

• persecuting 11
• persecuted 5
• pursuing 4
• do pursue 4
• will persecute 3
• may persecute 2
• persecute you? 2
• being persecuted 2
• will pursue 1
• may follow 1
• did persecute 1
• do you persecute? 1

Where it is used

Also in 3 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 5 (4), Acts 22 (3), Acts 26 (3), Philippians 3 (3), Acts 9 (2), Romans 9 (2), Romans 12 (2), Galatians 1 (2), Matthew 10 (1), Matthew 23 (1)

Forms

• διώκεις 6
• ἐδίωξαν 3
• διώξουσιν 3
• ἐδίωκον 3
• διώκων 3
• ἐδίωξα 2
• διωκόμενοι 2
• διώκω 2
• διώκετε 2
• δίωκε 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with diōkō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē “righteousness” 6
• Σαούλ Saoul “Saul” 3
• τε te “and/both” 5
• εἰρήνη eirēnē “peace” 4
• ἕνεκα heneka, ehineken “because of” 3
• κατά kata “according to” 6
• φεύγω pheugō “to flee” 3
• προφήτης prophētēs “prophet” 4
• πορθέω portheō “to lay waste” 2
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 5
• συναγωγή sunagōgē “synagogue” 3
• πίστις pistis “faith” 4

Key verses

The verses using diōkō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:11 — Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
• Matthew 5:12 — Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
• Matthew 5:44 — But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute…
• Matthew 23:34 — Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your…
• Acts 7:52 — Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now…
• Acts 9:4 — And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
• Romans 9:30 — What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
• Philippians 3:12 — Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ…
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15 — See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
• 1 Timothy 6:11 — But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
• 2 Timothy 2:22 — Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• Hebrews 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.