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Strong's G1377 διώκω (dioko)

Dioko means “ensue” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1377 — gebirah (“queen”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1377
Language Greek
Linked Usages 139
Books 43

Strong's G1377 Quick Answer

Strong's G1377 διώκω (dioko) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. dioko (dee-o'-ko) v. 1. to pursue 2. (by implication) to persecute It has 139 linked Bible usages across 43 books. Visible English usage signals include persecute, follow, followed, flee, and after. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
dioko (dee-o'-ko) v. 1. to pursue 2. (by implication) to persecute
Usage
139 linked usages
Books
43 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
persecute, follow, followed, flee, and after

Meaning and Definition

dioko (dee-o'-ko) v. 1. to pursue 2. (by implication) to persecute {literally or figuratively} [a prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb dio "to flee"] KJV: ensue, follow (after), given to, (suffer) persecute(-ion), press forward Compare: G1169, G1249

Original Word
διώκω
Transliteration
dioko
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1377. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to pursue

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G1377 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render dioko, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

persecute Matthew 5:11 follow Luke 17:23 flee 1 Timothy 6:11 followed Romans 9:30 after Galatians 4:29 ensue 1 Peter 3:11

How Strong's G1377 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 67 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1377 (διώκω) appears 101 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1377 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1377 in the New Testament

43 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 5:10 KJV

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:11 KJV

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Matthew 5:12 KJV

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Strong's G1377 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

67 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 14:15 Septuagint / Brenton

And he came upon them by night, he and his servants, and he smote them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.

Genesis 31:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And having taken his brethren with him, he pursued after him seven days’ journey, and overtook him on Mount Gilead.

Exodus 15:9 Septuagint / Brenton

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; I will satisfy my soul, I will destroy with my sword, my hand shall have dominion.

Strong's G1377 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

28 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 2:47 Septuagint / Brenton

They pursued also after the proud men, and the work prospered in their hand.

1 Maccabees 3:5 Septuagint / Brenton

For he pursued the wicked, and sought them out, and burned up those that vexed his people.

1 Maccabees 3:24 Septuagint / Brenton

And they pursued them from the going down of Beth-horon unto the plain, where were slain about eight hundred men of them; and the residue fled into the land of the Philistines.

Strong's G1377 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1377.

Genesis 14:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he came upon them by night, he and his servants, and he smote them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.
Genesis 31:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And having taken his brethren with him, he pursued after him seven days’ journey, and overtook him on Mount Gilead.
Exodus 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; I will satisfy my soul, I will destroy with my sword, my hand shall have dominion.
Leviticus 26:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and ye shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall before you with slaughter.
Leviticus 26:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase tens of thousands; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
Leviticus 26:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will set my face against you, and ye shall fall before your enemies, and they that hate you shall pursue you; and ye shall flee, no one pursuing you.
Leviticus 26:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to those who are left of you I will bring bondage into their heart in the land of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them, and they shall flee as fleeing from war, and shall fall when none pursues them.
Deuteronomy 16:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt justly pursue justice, that ye may live, and go in and inherit the land which the Lord thy God gives thee.
Deuteronomy 19:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lest the avenger of blood pursue after the slayer, because his heart is hot, and overtake him, if the way be too long, and slay him, though there is to this man no sentence of death, because he hated him not in time past.
Deuteronomy 30:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord thy God will put these curses upon thine enemies, and upon those that hate thee, who have persecuted thee.
Deuteronomy 32:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How should one pursue a thousand, And two rout tens of thousands, If God had not sold them, And the Lord delivered them up?
Joshua 2:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men followed after them in the way to Jordan to the fords; and the gate was shut.
Joshua 23:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
One of you has chased a thousand, for the Lord our God, he fought for you, as he said to you.
Judges 4:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Barak pursued after the chariots and after the army, into Harosheth of the Gentiles; and the whole army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword, there was not one left.
Judges 4:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, Barak was pursuing Sisera: and Jael went out to meet him, and she said to him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest: and he went in to her; and, behold, Sisera was fallen dead, and the pin was in his temple.
Judges 7:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the host fled as far as Beth-shittah Zererah Abel-meholah to Tabbath; and the men of Israel from Naphtali, and from Asher, and from all Manasseh, came to help, and followed after Midian.
Judges 8:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gideon came to Jordan, and went over, himself and the three hundred with him, hungry, yet pursuing.
Judges 8:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, bread to feed this people that follow me; because they are faint, and behold, I am following after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
Judges 8:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the army.
Judges 9:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled from before him; and many fell down slain as far as the door of the gate.
Judges 20:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they cut down Benjamin, and pursued him from Nohah closely till they came opposite Gibeah on the east.
2 Kingdoms 18:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab spared the people.
2 Kingdoms 20:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there went out after him Amasa and the men of Joab, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Kingdoms 20:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Amasa observed not the dagger that was in the hand of Joab: and Joab smote him with it on the loins, and his bowels were shed out upon the ground, and he did not repeat the blow, and he died: and Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Kingdoms 20:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he was quickly removed from the road, every man of Israel passed after Joab to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Kingdoms 21:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, What say ye? speak, and I will do it for you. And they said to the king, The man who would have made an end of us, and persecuted us, who plotted against us to destroy us, let us utterly destroy him, so that he shall have no standing in all the coasts of Israel.
2 Kingdoms 22:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will pursue my enemies, and will utterly destroy them; And I will not turn again till I have consumed them.
2 Kingdoms 24:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gad went in to David, and told him, and said to him, Choose one of these things to befall thee, whether there shall come upon thee for three years famine in thy land; or that thou shouldest flee three months before thine enemies, and they should pursue thee; or that there should be for three days mortality in thy land. Now then decide, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
4 Kingdoms 5:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Gehazi followed after Naaman: and Naaman saw him running after him, and turned back from his chariot to meet him.
4 Kingdoms 9:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahaziah king of Judah saw it, and fled by the way of Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued after him, and said, Slay him also. And one smote him in the chariot at the going up of Gur, which is Ibleam: and he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
4 Kingdoms 25:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the force of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army was dispersed from about him.
Ezra 9:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.
Job 19:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
does, And are not satisfied with my flesh?
Psalms 7:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord my God, in thee have I trusted: Save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
Psalms 33:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Turn away from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
Proverbs 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The ways of an ungodly man are an abomination to the Lord; But he loves those that follow after righteousness.
Proverbs 21:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue Pursues vanity on to the snares of death.
Proverbs 35:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 35:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ecclesiastes 3:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That which has been is now; And whatever things are appointed to be have already been; And God will seek out that which is past.
Isaiah 1:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.
Isaiah 5:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe to them that rise up in the morning, and follow strong drink; who wait at it till the evening: for the wine shall inflame them.
Isaiah 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they that are left shall be as a fleeing fawn, and as a stray sheep, and there shall be none to gather them: so that a man shall turn back to his people, and a man shall flee to his own land.
Isaiah 16:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The fugitives of Moab shall sojourn with thee; they shall be to you a shelter from the face of the pursuer: for thine alliance has been taken away, and the oppressing ruler has perished from off the earth.
Isaiah 17:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
abandoned forever, to be a fold and resting place for flocks, and there shall be none to go after them.
Isaiah 17:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
many nations like much water, as when much water rushes violently: and they shall drive him away, and pursue him afar, as the dust of chaff when men winnow before the wind, and as a storm whirling the dust of the wheel.
Isaiah 30:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
but ye said, We will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will be aided by swift riders; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
Isaiah 30:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his breath, as rushing water in a valley, shall reach as far as the neck, and be divided, to confound the nations for their vain error: error also shall pursue them, and overtake them.
Isaiah 41:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall pursue them; the way of his feet shall proceed in peace.
Isaiah 51:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, and seek the Lord: look to the solid rock, which ye have hewn, and to the hole of the pit which ye have dug.
Jeremiah 17:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let them that persecute me be ashamed, but let me not be ashamed: let them be alarmed, but let me not be alarmed: bring upon them the evil day, crush them with double destruction.
Jeremiah 20:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the Lord was with me as a mighty man of war: therefore they persecuted me, but could not perceive anything against me; they were greatly confounded, for they perceived not their disgrace, which shall never be forgotten.
Jeremiah 28:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
One shall rush, running to meet another runner, and one shall go with tidings to meet another with tidings, to bring tidings to the king of Babylon, that his city is taken.
Lamentations 1:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all her beauty has been taken away From the daughter of Zion: Her princes were as rams finding no pasture, And are gone away in weakness Before the face of the pursuer.
Lamentations 4:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky, They flew on the mountains, In the wilderness they laid wait for us.
Ezekiel 25:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
therefore thus saith the Lord; I will also stretch out my hand upon Edom, and will utterly destroy out of it man and beast; and will make it desolate; and they that are pursued out of Teman shall fall by the sword.
Ezekiel 35:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, verily thou hast sinned even to blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee.
Hosea 6:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
let us follow on to know the Lord: we shall find him ready as the morning, and he will come to us as the early and latter rain to the earth.
Hosea 12:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Ephraim is an evil spirit, he has chased the east wind all the day: he has multiplied empty and vain things, and made a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil has gone in the way of traffic into Egypt.
Amos 1:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord; For three sins of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away from them; because they pursued their brother with the sword, and destroyed the mother upon the earth, and summoned up his anger for a testimony, and kept up his fury to the end.
Amos 2:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the strong shall find no confidence in power: the naked shall flee away in that day, saith the Lord.
Amos 6:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Will horses run upon rocks? will they refrain from neighing at mares? for ye have turned judgment into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness:
Micah 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
ye have fled, no one pursuing you: thy spirit has framed falsehood, it has dropped on thee for wine and strong drink. But it shall come to pass, that out of the dropping of this people,
Nahum 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end: darkness shall pursue those that rise up against him and his enemies.
Nahum 3:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The noise of whips, and the noise of the rumbling of wheels, and of the pursuing horse, and of the bounding chariot,
Habakkuk 2:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord answered me and said, Write the vision, and that plainly on a tablet, that he that reads it may run.
Haggai 1:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye looked for much, and there came little; and it was brought into the house, and I blew it away. Therefore thus saith the Lord Almighty, Because my house is desolate, and ye run every one into his own house;
Matthew 5:10 New Testament, KJV
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:11 New Testament, KJV
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Matthew 5:12 New Testament, KJV
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Matthew 5:44 New Testament, KJV
But 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 10:23 New Testament, KJV
But 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 23:34 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore, 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 17:23 New Testament, KJV
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
Luke 21:12 New Testament, KJV
But 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 5:16 New Testament, KJV
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
John 15:20 New Testament, KJV
Remember 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 7:52 New Testament, KJV
Which 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 9:4 New Testament, KJV
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Acts 9:5 New Testament, KJV
And 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 22:4 New Testament, KJV
And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Acts 22:7 New Testament, KJV
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Acts 22:8 New Testament, KJV
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Acts 26:11 New Testament, KJV
And 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 26:14 New Testament, KJV
And 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 26:15 New Testament, KJV
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
Romans 9:30 New Testament, KJV
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
Romans 9:31 New Testament, KJV
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Romans 12:13 New Testament, KJV
Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Romans 12:14 New Testament, KJV
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Romans 14:19 New Testament, KJV
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
1 Corinthians 4:12 New Testament, KJV
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
1 Corinthians 14:1 New Testament, KJV
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 15:9 New Testament, KJV
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
2 Corinthians 4:9 New Testament, KJV
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
Galatians 1:13 New Testament, KJV
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
Galatians 1:23 New Testament, KJV
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
Galatians 4:29 New Testament, KJV
But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
Galatians 5:11 New Testament, KJV
And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
Galatians 6:12 New Testament, KJV
As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
Philippians 3:6 New Testament, KJV
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
Philippians 3:12 New Testament, KJV
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14 New Testament, KJV
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:15 New Testament, KJV
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
1 Timothy 6:11 New Testament, KJV
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
2 Timothy 2:22 New Testament, KJV
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2 Timothy 3:12 New Testament, KJV
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
Hebrews 12:14 New Testament, KJV
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
1 Peter 3:11 New Testament, KJV
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Revelation 12:13 New Testament, KJV
And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
1 Maccabees 2:47 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They pursued also after the proud men, and the work prospered in their hand.
1 Maccabees 3:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For he pursued the wicked, and sought them out, and burned up those that vexed his people.
1 Maccabees 3:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And they pursued them from the going down of Beth-horon unto the plain, where were slain about eight hundred men of them; and the residue fled into the land of the Philistines.
1 Maccabees 4:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember how our fathers were delivered in the Red Sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with an army.
1 Maccabees 4:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Howbeit all the hindmost of them were slain with the sword: for they pursued them unto Gazara, and unto the plains of Idumea, and Azotus, and Jamnia, so that there were slain of them as many as three thousand men.
1 Maccabees 4:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
This done, Judas returned again with his host from pursuing them,
1 Maccabees 5:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he pursued them unto the gate of Ptolemais; and there were slain of the heathen about three thousand men, whose spoils he took.
1 Maccabees 5:60 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And so it was, that Joseph and Azariah were put to flight, and pursued unto the borders of Judea: and there were slain that day of the people of Israel about two thousand men.
1 Maccabees 9:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
who discomfited the right wing, and pursued them unto the Mount Azotus.
1 Maccabees 10:49 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And after the two kings had joined battle, Demetrius’ host fled: but Alexander followed after him, and prevailed against them.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1377, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Haggai 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 6 usages, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
John 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 9 usages, New Testament
Romans 5 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Galatians 5 usages, New Testament
Philippians 3 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 14 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G1377 FAQ

What does dioko (διώκω) mean?

Dioko (Strong's G1377) is a Greek word most simply glossed "ensue". dioko (dee-o'-ko) v. 1. to pursue 2. (by implication) to persecute

How many times is dioko (διώκω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 139 linked usages for Strong's G1377 across 43 books.

Where can I study dioko (διώκω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1377 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate dioko (διώκω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as persecute, follow, followed, flee, after, and ensue. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1377 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 67 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 28 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G1377, with linked reader references where each row is available.