"pr. to chase away, drive out; in NT to persecute, vex, harass, 1 Thess. 2:15*"
Definition and meaning
pr. to chase away, drive out; in NT to persecute, vex, harass, 1 Thess. 2:15*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐκδιώκω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ekdioko (G1559) across the King James Bible.
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
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Common questions
Strong's G1559 (ekdioko) is a Greek word that means: pr. to chase away, drive out; in NT to persecute, vex, harass, 1 Thess. 2:15* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word ekdioko (G1559) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1559 is ekdioko, a Greek word defined as: pr. to chase away, drive out; in NT to persecute, vex, harass, 1 Thess. 2:15*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ekdioko is a Greek word found in the New Testament.