Strong's G1377

διώκω

Transliteration

diṓkō

Definition

compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute

KJV usage

ensue, follow (after), given to, (suffer) persecute(-ion), press forward

Derivation

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

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Greek dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.