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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: διώκω

(Strong's #1377 — verb — dioko — dee-o'-ko )

"to put to flight, pursue, persecute," is rendered "to pursue" in 2 Corinthians 4:9 , RV (AV, "persecute"), and is used metaphorically of "seeking eagerly" after peace in 1 Peter 3:11 , RV (AV, "ensue"). See FOLLOW.

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Pursue'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​p/pursue.html. 1940.
 
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