Ekdiōkō ἐκδιώκω
From God's Wiki, the Bible topic encyclopedia
| ἐκδιώκω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ekdiōkō |
| Strong's number | G1559 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to persecute |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Ekdiōkō (Greek ἐκδιώκω, Strong's G1559) is a Greek verb meaning “to persecute”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐκ-διώκω
[in LXX for בָּרַח hi., צָמַת, הָדַף, etc. ;]
to chase away, drive out: 1Th.2:15 (cf. Deu.6:19, Jol.2:20).†
(AS)
[in LXX for בָּרַח hi., צָמַת, הָדַף, etc. ;]
to chase away, drive out: 1Th.2:15 (cf. Deu.6:19, Jol.2:20).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | persecute (1), persecuted (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | drove us out (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ekdiōkō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).