Strong G1377διώκω
to pursue
- Transliteration
- diōkō
- Pronunciation
- dee-o'-ko
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
διώκω
[in LXX chiefly for רָדַף;]
1. to put to flight, drive away: Mat.23:34.
2. to pursue;
__(a) of persons; with accusative, without hostility, to follow after: Luk.17:23; with hostile purpose: Act.26:11, Rev.12:13. Hence, to persecute: Mat.5:10-12, 44 10:23, Luk.11:49 21:12, Jhn.5:16 15:20, Act.7:52 9:4-5 22:4, 7-8 26:14-15 Rom.12:14, 1Co.4:12 15:9, 2Co.4:9, Gal.1:13, 23 4:29 5:11 6:12, Php.3:6, 2Ti.3:12;
__(b) metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), of seeking eagerly after: Rom.9:30, 1Ti.6:11, 2Ti.2:22; νόμον δικαιοσύνης, Rom.9:31; τ. φιλοξενίαν, Rom.12:13; εἰρήνην, Heb.12:14, 1Pe.3:11; τὰ τῆς εἰ., Rom.14:19; τ. ἀγάπην, 1Co.14:1; τὸ ἀγαθόν, 1Th.5:15; absol., to follow on, drive, or speed on (Æsch.), Php.3:12, 14.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for רָדַף;]
1. to put to flight, drive away: Mat.23:34.
2. to pursue;
__(a) of persons; with accusative, without hostility, to follow after: Luk.17:23; with hostile purpose: Act.26:11, Rev.12:13. Hence, to persecute: Mat.5:10-12, 44 10:23, Luk.11:49 21:12, Jhn.5:16 15:20, Act.7:52 9:4-5 22:4, 7-8 26:14-15 Rom.12:14, 1Co.4:12 15:9, 2Co.4:9, Gal.1:13, 23 4:29 5:11 6:12, Php.3:6, 2Ti.3:12;
__(b) metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), of seeking eagerly after: Rom.9:30, 1Ti.6:11, 2Ti.2:22; νόμον δικαιοσύνης, Rom.9:31; τ. φιλοξενίαν, Rom.12:13; εἰρήνην, Heb.12:14, 1Pe.3:11; τὰ τῆς εἰ., Rom.14:19; τ. ἀγάπην, 1Co.14:1; τὸ ἀγαθόν, 1Th.5:15; absol., to follow on, drive, or speed on (Æsch.), Php.3:12, 14.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1377 appears in 43 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- persecute20
- follow10
- persecutest4
- do2
- persecution2
- thou2
- after1
- ensue1
- give1
- have1
- let1
- persecuted1
First verses
- Matthew 5:10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
- Matthew 5:12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
- Matthew 5:44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
- Matthew 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
- Matthew 23:34Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
- Luke 17:23And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
- Luke 21:12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
- John 5:16And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
- John 15:20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
- Acts 7:52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
- Acts 9:4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
- Acts 9:5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
- Acts 22:4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
- Acts 22:7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
- Acts 22:8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
- Acts 26:11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
- Acts 26:14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
- Acts 26:15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
- Romans 9:30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
διώκω,
Epic dialect infinitive διωκέμεναι, -έμεν (see. below): future -ξω[Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 1.21, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 3.45, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.3.13 (assuming variant), “An.” 1.4.8, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 38.16 codices; but διώξομαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 368 (and Elmsl. restored διώξει for -εις in “Eq.” 969, “Nu.” 1296, “Th.” 1224), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 168a:)]aorist ἐδίωξα: aorist 2 ἐδιώκαθον (see. διωκάθω): perfect δεδίωχα [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “pro Lycophrone” 16:)] —middle (see. below):—passive, future διωχθήσομαι [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 19.95, 2nd c.AD: Polyaenus Historicus 2.13)]; but διώξομαι in passive sense, [LXX+1st c.BC+ (LXX.Amos.2.16, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 3.20)]: aorist ἐδιώχθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.73, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.1.3, 6, (ἐπ-, κατ-) 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.69, 3.4)]: perfect δεδίωγμαι [NT (NT.Matt.5.10: (compare ϝιώκω “GDI” 3153 (Corinthian vase))]; see at {δίω}):—cause to run, set in quick motion, opposed to φεύγω:
1 pursue, chase, in war or hunting, φεύγοντα διώκειν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.199, etc.: _absolutely_, πεδίοιο διωκέμεν ἠδὲ φέβεσθαι 5.223, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.11:)] —middle, διώκεσθαί τινα πεδίοιο, δόμοιο, chase one over or across.., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.602, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.8.)]
1.b with accusative person, of a lover, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica)] [same place]; follow, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.1.13; τοὺς εὐγνώμονας [prev. author] “Mem.” 2.8.6; δ. καὶ φιλεῖν τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 168a, cf. NT.Luke.17.23.)]
2 pursue an object, seek after, ἀκίχητα διώκειν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.75; σὸν μόρον δ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 997; τιμὰς δ. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.63)]; ἡδονήν, τὸ ἀγαθὸν καὶ καλόν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 251a, “Grg.” 480c)]; ἀλήθειαν[NT+4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 482e; δικαιοσύνην NT.Rom.9.30; λαθραίαν Κύπριν 4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 67.9: proverbial, τὰ πετόμενα δ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1009b38; κατὰ σκοπὸν δ. NT.Phil.3.14)]; of plants, δ. τοὺς ξηροὺς τόπους seek them, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 1.4.2)]; δ. τὰ συμβάντα or τὸ συμβαῖνον follow or wait for the event, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.39, 10.21)]:—middle, διώκεσθαι τὸ πλέον ἔχειν [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 1.87 (assuming variant))]; μοῖρα διωξαμένη [αὐτούς] [Refs (“IG” 5(1).1355 (from Messenia).)]
3 pursue an argument, τὴν ἐναντίωσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 454a)]; also, describe, ὕμνῳ ἀρετάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 4(3).21; τὴν Ἡρακλέους παίδευσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.34)]; recite, λόγον [Refs (“PMag.Par.” 1.958, compare 335 (_passive_).)]
II drive or chase away, διώκω οὔτιν᾽ ἔγωγε I don't force any one away, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.409; ἐκ γῆς 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.77)]; banish, [Refs ([prev. author] 5.92)].έ: metaphorically, διώκεις μ᾽ ᾗ μάλιστ᾽ ἐγὼ σφάλην you push or press me.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 156.)]
III of the wind, drive a ship, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.332)]; of rowers, impel, speed on her way, ῥίμφα διώκοντες (i.e. τὴν νῆα)[Refs (12.182; νηῦς ῥίμφα διωκομένη 13.162)]; Συριηγενὲς ἅρμα διώκων driving it, Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.140, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 84; ἄτρυτον δ. πόδα [prev. author] “Eu.” 403, compare “Th.” 371.)]
III.2 seemingly intransitive, drive, drive on, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.344, 424)]; gallop, run, etc., uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 91 (Lyric poetry); ἀναπηδήσαντες ἐδίωκον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.2.20; ἅμα διώκοντος)]on the march, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Caesar” 17: with _accusative_ spatii, διώξας περὶ ὀκτακοσίους σταδίους 4th c.BC: Chares Historicus 17.)]
III.3 urge, impel, βέλος χερί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 8(7).35; φόρμιγγα πλάκτρῳ [prev. author] “N.” 5.24)]; especially of music, δ. μοῦσαν Pratin.[Refs 4th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry 5; δ. μέλος 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 29)]:—passive, ὑφ᾽ ἡδονῆς διώκομαι.. σὺν τάχει μολεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 871.)]
III.4 of work, urge on, carry forward, σκαφήτρους [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“PFay.” 112.2 (1st c.AD).)]
III.5 perfect participle passive δεδιωγμένος hurried, rapid, σφυγμοί [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “περὶ αἰτιῶν καὶ σημείων ὀξέων παθῶν” 2.8.)]
IV as law-term, prosecute, ὁ διώκων the prosecutor, opposed to ὁ φεύγων, the defendant, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.82 (_plural_), 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 583, etc.)]; ὁ διώκων τοῦ ψηφίσματος τὸ λέγειν.., he who impeaches the clause in the decree.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.59; γραφὰς δ. 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.1.5; γραφὴν δ. τινά)]indict, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 59.69; δ. εἰσαγγελίαν 4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “pro Euxenippo” 9; δ. τινὰ περὶ θανάτου 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.3.6)]: with genitive criminis, accuse of.., prosecute for.., δ. τινὰ τυραννίδος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.104; δειλίας 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 368; παρανόμων 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.22, compare διωκάθει; ψευδομαρτυρίων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 29.13, etc.; δ. ἀπάτης εἵνεκεν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.136)]; φόνον τινὸς δ. avenge another's murder, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1534 (_anapaest meter_), compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1269a2)]; δίκην δ. pursue one's rights at law, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 54.41; δίκας μὴ οὔσας δ. 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 32.2)]: with accusative et infinitive, accuse one of doing, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 4.50)]:—passive, ὁ διωκόμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.1.5; θανάτου ὑπό τινος -εσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Apologia Socratis” 21; with play on 1.1, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 698f)]
V persecute, [NT (NT.John.5.16, +others; δεδιωγμένοι ἕνεκα δικαιοσύνης NT.Matt.5.10.)]
Epic dialect infinitive διωκέμεναι, -έμεν (see. below): future -ξω[Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 1.21, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 3.45, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.3.13 (assuming variant), “An.” 1.4.8, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 38.16 codices; but διώξομαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 368 (and Elmsl. restored διώξει for -εις in “Eq.” 969, “Nu.” 1296, “Th.” 1224), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 168a:)]aorist ἐδίωξα: aorist 2 ἐδιώκαθον (see. διωκάθω): perfect δεδίωχα [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “pro Lycophrone” 16:)] —middle (see. below):—passive, future διωχθήσομαι [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 19.95, 2nd c.AD: Polyaenus Historicus 2.13)]; but διώξομαι in passive sense, [LXX+1st c.BC+ (LXX.Amos.2.16, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 3.20)]: aorist ἐδιώχθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.73, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.1.3, 6, (ἐπ-, κατ-) 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.69, 3.4)]: perfect δεδίωγμαι [NT (NT.Matt.5.10: (compare ϝιώκω “GDI” 3153 (Corinthian vase))]; see at {δίω}):—cause to run, set in quick motion, opposed to φεύγω:
1 pursue, chase, in war or hunting, φεύγοντα διώκειν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.199, etc.: _absolutely_, πεδίοιο διωκέμεν ἠδὲ φέβεσθαι 5.223, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.11:)] —middle, διώκεσθαί τινα πεδίοιο, δόμοιο, chase one over or across.., [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.602, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.8.)]
1.b with accusative person, of a lover, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica)] [same place]; follow, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.1.13; τοὺς εὐγνώμονας [prev. author] “Mem.” 2.8.6; δ. καὶ φιλεῖν τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 168a, cf. NT.Luke.17.23.)]
2 pursue an object, seek after, ἀκίχητα διώκειν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.75; σὸν μόρον δ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 997; τιμὰς δ. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.63)]; ἡδονήν, τὸ ἀγαθὸν καὶ καλόν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 251a, “Grg.” 480c)]; ἀλήθειαν[NT+4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 482e; δικαιοσύνην NT.Rom.9.30; λαθραίαν Κύπριν 4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 67.9: proverbial, τὰ πετόμενα δ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1009b38; κατὰ σκοπὸν δ. NT.Phil.3.14)]; of plants, δ. τοὺς ξηροὺς τόπους seek them, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 1.4.2)]; δ. τὰ συμβάντα or τὸ συμβαῖνον follow or wait for the event, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.39, 10.21)]:—middle, διώκεσθαι τὸ πλέον ἔχειν [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 1.87 (assuming variant))]; μοῖρα διωξαμένη [αὐτούς] [Refs (“IG” 5(1).1355 (from Messenia).)]
3 pursue an argument, τὴν ἐναντίωσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 454a)]; also, describe, ὕμνῳ ἀρετάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 4(3).21; τὴν Ἡρακλέους παίδευσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.34)]; recite, λόγον [Refs (“PMag.Par.” 1.958, compare 335 (_passive_).)]
II drive or chase away, διώκω οὔτιν᾽ ἔγωγε I don't force any one away, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.409; ἐκ γῆς 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.77)]; banish, [Refs ([prev. author] 5.92)].έ: metaphorically, διώκεις μ᾽ ᾗ μάλιστ᾽ ἐγὼ σφάλην you push or press me.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 156.)]
III of the wind, drive a ship, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.332)]; of rowers, impel, speed on her way, ῥίμφα διώκοντες (i.e. τὴν νῆα)[Refs (12.182; νηῦς ῥίμφα διωκομένη 13.162)]; Συριηγενὲς ἅρμα διώκων driving it, Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.140, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 84; ἄτρυτον δ. πόδα [prev. author] “Eu.” 403, compare “Th.” 371.)]
III.2 seemingly intransitive, drive, drive on, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.344, 424)]; gallop, run, etc., uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 91 (Lyric poetry); ἀναπηδήσαντες ἐδίωκον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.2.20; ἅμα διώκοντος)]on the march, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Caesar” 17: with _accusative_ spatii, διώξας περὶ ὀκτακοσίους σταδίους 4th c.BC: Chares Historicus 17.)]
III.3 urge, impel, βέλος χερί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 8(7).35; φόρμιγγα πλάκτρῳ [prev. author] “N.” 5.24)]; especially of music, δ. μοῦσαν Pratin.[Refs 4th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry 5; δ. μέλος 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 29)]:—passive, ὑφ᾽ ἡδονῆς διώκομαι.. σὺν τάχει μολεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 871.)]
III.4 of work, urge on, carry forward, σκαφήτρους [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“PFay.” 112.2 (1st c.AD).)]
III.5 perfect participle passive δεδιωγμένος hurried, rapid, σφυγμοί [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “περὶ αἰτιῶν καὶ σημείων ὀξέων παθῶν” 2.8.)]
IV as law-term, prosecute, ὁ διώκων the prosecutor, opposed to ὁ φεύγων, the defendant, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.82 (_plural_), 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 583, etc.)]; ὁ διώκων τοῦ ψηφίσματος τὸ λέγειν.., he who impeaches the clause in the decree.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.59; γραφὰς δ. 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.1.5; γραφὴν δ. τινά)]indict, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 59.69; δ. εἰσαγγελίαν 4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “pro Euxenippo” 9; δ. τινὰ περὶ θανάτου 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.3.6)]: with genitive criminis, accuse of.., prosecute for.., δ. τινὰ τυραννίδος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.104; δειλίας 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 368; παρανόμων 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.22, compare διωκάθει; ψευδομαρτυρίων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 29.13, etc.; δ. ἀπάτης εἵνεκεν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.136)]; φόνον τινὸς δ. avenge another's murder, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1534 (_anapaest meter_), compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1269a2)]; δίκην δ. pursue one's rights at law, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 54.41; δίκας μὴ οὔσας δ. 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 32.2)]: with accusative et infinitive, accuse one of doing, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 4.50)]:—passive, ὁ διωκόμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.1.5; θανάτου ὑπό τινος -εσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Apologia Socratis” 21; with play on 1.1, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 698f)]
V persecute, [NT (NT.John.5.16, +others; δεδιωγμένοι ἕνεκα δικαιοσύνης NT.Matt.5.10.)]