Strong’s G1559 · Greek
ἐκδιώκω
ekdiṓkō · ek-dee-o'-ko
Origin from ἐκ (G1537) and διώκω (G1377);
Meaning to pursue out, i.e. expel or persecute implacably
In the King James Version persecute.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 11:49Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
- 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:
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.