Strong's Number 1377
Transliteration:
dioko
{dee-o'-ko}
Word Origin:
a prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb dio (to flee; cf the base of 1169 and 1249)
TDNT:
2:229,177
Part of Speech:
verb
Usage in the KJV:
persecute 28, follow after 6, follow 4, suffer persecution 3, misc 3
Total: 44
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