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διώκω

Lemmaδιώκω
Citation formδιώκω
Part of speechverb
GlossI pursue, persecute
Strong’sG1377
Transliterationdiṓkō
Definition compare the base of and ); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
KJV glosses:--ensue, follow (after), given to, (suffer) persecute(-ion), press forward.
Derivationa prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb (to flee
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