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Greek word study

διώκωdiṓkō — I pursue, persecute

I pursue, hence: I persecute.

Translated in the King James as: ensue, follow (after), given to, (suffer) persecute(-ion), press forward

Appears 45 times in Scripture

Origin: a prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb (to flee;

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Where it appears

Matthew — 6×
Matt 5:10Matt 5:11Matt 5:12Matt 5:44Matt 10:23Matt 23:34
Luke — 3×
Luke 11:49Luke 17:23Luke 21:12
John — 3×
John 5:16John 15:20+ 1 more in John
Acts — 9×
Acts 7:52Acts 9:4Acts 9:5Acts 22:4Acts 22:7Acts 22:8Acts 26:11Acts 26:14Acts 26:15
Romans — 5×
Rom 9:30Rom 9:31Rom 12:13Rom 12:14Rom 14:19
1 Corinthians — 3×
1 Cor 4:121 Cor 14:11 Cor 15:9
2 Corinthians — 1×
2 Cor 4:9
Galatians — 5×
Gal 1:13Gal 1:23Gal 4:29Gal 5:11Gal 6:12
Philippians — 3×
Phil 3:6Phil 3:12Phil 3:14
1 Thessalonians — 1×
1 Thess 5:15
1 Timothy — 1×
1 Tim 6:11
2 Timothy — 2×
2 Tim 2:222 Tim 3:12
Hebrews — 1×
Heb 12:14
1 Peter — 1×
1 Pet 3:11
Revelation — 1×
Rev 12:13

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.