Gloss
to pursue, persecute, to systematically oppress and harass a person or group; to press on
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)
Definition
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. |
