- ἐκδιώκω
- ἐκδιώκω fut. ἐκδιώξω; 1 aor. ἐξεδίωξα LXX, ptc. ἐκδιώξας. Pass.: fut. 3 pl. ἐκδιωχθήσονται Ps 36:28; 3 sg. ἐξεδιώχθη Da 4:33; 5:21 Theod. (s. διώκω; since Thu. 1, 24, 5; of a dream in UPZ 81 IV, 18; POxy 2410, 9; LXX=drive away; likew. En 23:4; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 292; TestJud 18:4; Just., A II, 6, 6).① to use tactics that cause the departure of someone from a place, drive out 1 Th 2:15 (so REB, NRSV) but s. 2. Lk 11:49 v.l. is prob. also to be so understood.② to annoy persistently, persecute severely (so perh. Demosth. 32, 5; certainly BGU 836, 5; Ps 118:157; Sir 30:19) τινά someone 1 Th 2:15 (‘persecute’ Goodsp.; ‘harass’ Moffatt).—M-M.
Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία. 2015.