The New Testament Greek Lexicon  Strong's Number:  1377 encodedOriginalWord Original Word Word Origin   διώκω   a prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb dio (to flee; cf the base of 1169 and 1249) Transliterated Word Phonetic Spelling   diōkō   dee-o'-ko MediaPlayer Parts of Speech TDNT   verb   2:229,177  Definition   to make to run or flee, put to flight, drive away to run swiftly in order to catch a person or thing, to run after to press on: figuratively of one who in a race runs swiftly to reach the goal to pursue (in a hostile manner) in any way whatever to harass, trouble, molest one to persecute to be mistreated, suffer persecution on account of something without the idea of hostility, to run after, follow after: someone metaph., to pursue to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavour to acquire  Translated Words   KJV (44) - follow, 4; follow after, 6; misc, 3; persecute, 28; suffer persecution, 3; NAS (45) - persecute, 10; persecuted, 13; persecuting, 7; persecutor, 1; practicing, 1; press, 2; pursue, 7; pursuing, 2; run after, 1; seek after, 1;  Verse Count KJV NAS   Matthew 6 Luke 2 John 2 Acts 9 Romans 5 1 Corinthians 3 2 Corinthians 1 Galatians 5 Philippians 3 1 Thessalonians 1 1 Timothy 1 2 Timothy 2 Hebrews 1 1 Peter 1 Revelation 1   Matthew 6 Luke 3 John 2 Acts 9 Romans 5 1 Corinthians 3 2 Corinthians 1 Galatians 5 Philippians 3 1 Thessalonians 1 1 Timothy 1 2 Timothy 2 Hebrews 1 1 Peter 1 Revelation 1 Search This Resource   Choose a letter below to browse the alphabetical list: a b g d e z h q  i k l m n c o p  r s t u f x y w   Previous Next dioktes dogma   Get The Fonts  Download Now!  · Windows Version  · MacIntosh Version  · Linux Version   How to Install …   Buy This Resource Thayer's $12.99  Shop All Greek Lexicons

Abbreviations Legend: TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament; Copyright Statement The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries. Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. http://www.lockman.org/. Bibliography Information Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Dioko". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=1377>.