Strong's G1559 · Greek

ἐκδιώκω

ekdioko · ek-dee-o'-ko

from 1537 and 1377; to pursue out, i.e. expel or persecute implacably

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

 1 ἐκ-διώκω [in LXX for בָּרַח hi., צָמַת , הָדַף , etc. ;] to chase away, drive out : I Th 2:15 (cf. De 6:19 , Jl 2:20 ).† 

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain