Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
διώκω (G1377)
45 διώκω [in LXX chiefly for רדף ;] to put to flight, drive away : Mt 23:34 . to pursue ; of persons; c. acc, without hostility, to follow after : Lk 17:23 ; with hostile purpose: Ac 26:11 , Re 12:13 . Hence, to persecute : Mt 5:10-12 , 44 10:23 , Lk 11:49 21:12 , Jo 5:16 15:20 , Ac 7:52 9:4 , 5 22:4 , 7 , 8 26:14 , 15 , Ro 12:14 , I Co 4:12 15:9 , II Co 4:9 , Ga 1:13 , 23 4:29 5:11 6:12 , Phl 3:6 , II Ti 3:12 ; metaph., c. acc rei, of seeking eagerly after: Ro 9:30 , I Ti 6:11 , II Ti 2:22 ; νόμον δικαιοσύνης , Ro 9:31 ; τ. φιλοξενίαν , Ro 12:13 ; εἰρήνην , He 12:14 , I Pe 3:11 ; τὰ τῆς εἰ. , Ro 14:19 ; τ. ἀγάπην , I Co 14:1 ; τὸ ἀγαθόν , I Th 5:15 ; absol., to follow on, drive , or speed on (Æsch.), Phl 3:12 , 14 .†
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