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διώκω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
διώκω
Greek transliteration: 
diōkō
Simplified transliteration: 
dioko
Principal Parts: 
(ἐδίωκον), διώξω, ἐδίωξα, -, δεδίωγμαι, ἐδιώχθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1377
GK Number: 
1503
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
45
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1b(2)
Gloss: 
to pursue, persecute, to systematically oppress and harass a person or group; to press on
Definition: 
to put in rapid motion; to pursue; to follow, pursue the direction of, Lk. 17:23; to follow eagerly, endeavor earnestly to acquire, Rom. 9:30, 31; 12:13; to press forwards, Phil. 3:12, 14; to pursue with malignity, persecute, Mt. 5:10, 11, 12, 44

Greek-English Concordance for διώκω

Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted (dediōgmenoi | δεδιωγμένοι | perf pass ptcp nom pl masc) for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:11 Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute (diōxōsin | διώξωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely on account of me.
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be very glad because your reward is great in heaven; for that is how they persecuted (ediōxan | ἐδίωξαν | aor act ind 3 pl) the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute (diōkontōn | διωκόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) you,
Matthew 10:23 When they persecute (diōkōsin | διώκωσιν | pres act subj 3 pl) you in one town, flee to another; for I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 23:34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue (diōxete | διώξετε | fut act ind 2 pl) from town to town,
Luke 11:49 Indeed, for this reason the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ (diōxousin | διώξουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl)
Luke 17:23 And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or, ‘Look, here!’ Do not go out or pursue (diōxēte | διώξητε | aor act subj 2 pl) them.
Luke 21:12 But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute (diōxousin | διώξουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for the sake of my name.
John 5:16 And this is why the Jews were persecuting (ediōkon | ἐδίωκον | imperf act ind 3 pl) Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
John 15:20 Remember the saying that I told you, ‘The servant is not greater than his master.’ If they (ediōxan | ἐδίωξαν | aor act ind 3 pl) have (ediōxan | ἐδίωξαν | aor act ind 3 pl) persecuted (ediōxan | ἐδίωξαν | aor act ind 3 pl) me, they (diōxousin | διώξουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) will (diōxousin | διώξουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) also persecute (diōxousin | διώξουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours as well.
Acts 7:52 Which of the prophets did (ediōxan | ἐδίωξαν | aor act ind 3 pl) not your fathers persecute (ediōxan | ἐδίωξαν | aor act ind 3 pl)? They killed those who announced beforehand concerning the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers!
Acts 9:4 and falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg) you (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg) persecuting (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg) me?”
Acts 9:5 And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg).
Acts 22:4 I (ediōxa | ἐδίωξα | aor act ind 1 sg) persecuted (ediōxa | ἐδίωξα | aor act ind 1 sg) the followers of this Way even to their death, putting in chains both men and women and delivering them to prison,
Acts 22:7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg) you (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg) persecuting (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg) me?’
Acts 22:8 And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg)
Acts 26:11 And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme; and since I was so vehemently angry at them, I pursued (ediōkon | ἐδίωκον | imperf act ind 1 sg) them even to foreign cities.
Acts 26:14 And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg) you (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg) persecuting (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg) me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
Acts 26:15 And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting (diōkeis | διώκεις | pres act ind 2 sg).
Romans 9:30 What then shall we say? — that the Gentiles who did (diōkonta | διώκοντα | pres act ptcp nom pl neut) not pursue (diōkonta | διώκοντα | pres act ptcp nom pl neut) righteousness have obtained it, the righteousness that is by faith;
Romans 9:31 but Israel, even though it pursued (diōkōn | διώκων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) a law that would produce righteousness, did not attain it?
Romans 12:13 contribute to the needs of the saints, seek (diōkontes | διώκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to (diōkontes | διώκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) show (diōkontes | διώκοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) hospitality.
Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute (diōkontas | διώκοντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) you; bless and do not curse them.
Romans 14:19 So then let (diōkōmen | διώκωμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) us (diōkōmen | διώκωμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) pursue (diōkōmen | διώκωμεν | pres act subj 1 pl) what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
1 Corinthians 4:12 We labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted (diōkomenoi | διωκόμενοι | pres pass ptcp nom pl masc), we endure;
1 Corinthians 14:1 Pursue (diōkete | διώκετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted (ediōxa | ἐδίωξα | aor act ind 1 sg) the church of God.
2 Corinthians 4:9 persecuted (diōkomenoi | διωκόμενοι | pres pass ptcp nom pl masc), but not abandoned; knocked down, but not knocked out;
Galatians 1:13 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how intensely I used to persecute (ediōkon | ἐδίωκον | imperf act ind 1 sg) the church of God and was trying to destroy it.
Galatians 1:23 They only kept hearing, “The one who formerly persecuted (diōkōn | διώκων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
Galatians 4:29 But just as at that time the one who was born according to the flesh persecuted (ediōken | ἐδίωκεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) the one who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.
Galatians 5:11 But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am (diōkomai | διώκομαι | pres pass ind 1 sg) I (diōkomai | διώκομαι | pres pass ind 1 sg) still being persecuted (diōkomai | διώκομαι | pres pass ind 1 sg)? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.
Galatians 6:12 Those who want to make a good showing in the flesh, they are the ones trying to force you to be circumcised — only so that they (diōkōntai | διώκωνται | pres pass subj 3 pl) may (diōkōntai | διώκωνται | pres pass subj 3 pl) not be (diōkōntai | διώκωνται | pres pass subj 3 pl) persecuted (diōkōntai | διώκωνται | pres pass subj 3 pl) for the cross of Christ.
Philippians 3:6 as for zeal, a persecutor (diōkōn | διώκων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) of the church; as for the righteousness set forth in the law, I was blameless.
Philippians 3:12 Not that I have already obtained all this or have already reached my goal, but I press (diōkō | διώκω | pres act ind 1 sg) on in order to make it my own because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
Philippians 3:14 I (diōkō | διώκω | pres act ind 1 sg) press (diōkō | διώκω | pres act ind 1 sg) on (diōkō | διώκω | pres act ind 1 sg) toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that no one pays back anyone evil for evil, but always pursue (diōkete | διώκετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) what is good both for one another and for all.
1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee these things and pursue (diōke | δίωκε | pres act imperative 2 sg) righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.
2 Timothy 2:22 So flee youthful passions and pursue (diōke | δίωκε | pres act imperative 2 sg) righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a clean heart.
2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed also all wishing to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted (diōchthēsontai | διωχθήσονται | fut pass ind 3 pl),
Hebrews 12:14 Strive (diōkete | διώκετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) for (diōkete | διώκετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
1 Peter 3:11 And let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue (diōxatō | διωξάτω | aor act imperative 3 sg) it.
Revelation 12:13 So when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued (ediōxen | ἐδίωξεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the woman who had given birth to the male child.