ἘΠΙΔΙΩΚΕΙΝ, ἐπιδιωκειν
EPIDIŌKEIN, epidiōkein
Sounds Like: ep-ee-dee-OH-kane
Translations: to pursue, to chase after, to follow after, to run after
From the root: ἘΠΙΔΙΩΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἘΠΙ (epi, meaning 'upon' or 'after') and the verb ΔΙΩΚΩ (dioko, meaning 'to pursue' or 'to chase'). It means to pursue or chase after something or someone, often with intensity or persistence. It can be used in contexts of literal pursuit, like chasing an enemy, or metaphorical pursuit, like striving for a goal.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1930 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 89:43
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 72:401
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Enoch — 89:43
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΔΙΩΚΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΔΙΩΚΩΝ — pursuing, chasing after, following after, running after
- ἘΠΙΔΙΩΞΑΝΤΑ — having pursued, having chased, having persecuted, having followed after
- ἘΠΙΔΙΩΞΑΝΤΑΣ — having pursued, those who pursued, to pursue, to chase after, to follow after
- ἘΠΙΔΙΩΞΑΣ — having pursued, pursuing, after pursuing
- ἘΠΙΔΙΩΞΟΝΤΑΣ — pursuing, chasing after, following after, running after
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