1. διώκω · diōkō — Beekes
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διώκω
dioko
to pursue, drive away, prosecute
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Where it lives
- Galatians 5 · 22.88/10k
- Nahum 2 · 21.67/10k
- Against Theomnestus 1 3 · 20.13/10k
- Philippians 3 · 18.77/10k
- Against Simon 4 · 18.37/10k
- Against Theomnestus 2 1 · 18.28/10k
- Against Aphobus 3 7 · 18.06/10k
- On Hunting 16 · 17.58/10k
- 2 Timothy 2 · 16.68/10k
- Against Alcibiades 2 1 · 16.64/10k
- Against Nausimachus and Xenopeithes 3 · 16.4/10k
- On the Cavalry Commander 9 · 15.64/10k
Densest 12 of 150 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
What it meant
2. διώκω · diōkō — Chantraine
3. διώκω · diōkō — Frisk
4. διώκω · diōkō — Frisk
5. διώκω · diōkō — LSJ
cause to run, set in quick motion, opp. φεύγω:
pursue, chase, in war or hunting, φεύγοντα διώκειν Il. 22.199, etc.: abs., πεδίοιο διωκέμεν ἠδὲ φέβεσθαι 5.223, cf. Hdt. 9.11:—Med., διώκεσθαί τινα πεδίοιο, δόμοιο, chase one over or across . . , Il. 21.602, Od. 18.8.
c. acc. pers., of a lover, Sapph. l.c.; follow, X. HG 1.1.13; τοὺς εὐγνώμονας Id. Mem. 2.8.6; δ. καὶ φιλεῖν τινα Pl. Tht. 168a, cf. Ev.Luc. 17.23.
pursue an object, seek after, ἀκίχητα διώκειν Il. 17.75; σὸν μόρον δ. S. Aj. 997; τιμὰς δ. Th. 2.63; ἡδονήν, τὸ ἀγαθὸν καὶ καλόν, Pl. Phdr. 251a, Grg. 480c; ἀλήθειαν ib. 482e; δικαιοσύνην Ep.Rom. 9.30; λαθραίαν Κύπριν Eub. 67.9: prov., τὰ πετόμενα δ. Arist. Metaph. 1009b38; κατὰ σκοπὸν δ. Ep.Phil. 3.14; of plants, δ. τοὺς ξηροὺς τόπους seek them, Thphr. HP 1.4.2; δ. τὰ συμβάντα or τὸ συμβαῖνον follow or wait for the event, D. 4.39, 10.21:—Med., διώκεσθαι τὸ πλέον ἔχειν D.H. 1.87 (s. v. l.); μοῖρ
pursue an argument, τὴν ἐναντίωσιν Pl. R. 454a; also, describe, ὕμνῳ ἀρετάς Pi. I. 4(3).21; τὴν Ἡρακλέους παίδευσιν X. Mem. 2.1.34; recite, λόγον PMag.Par. 1.958, cf. 335 (Pass.).
drive or chase away, διώκω οὔτινʼ ἔγωγε I donʼt force any one away, Od. 18.409; ἐκ γῆς Hdt. 9.77; banish, Id. 5.92.εʹ: metaph., διώκεις μʼ ᾗ μάλιστʼ ἐγὼ σφάλην you push or press me ..., E. Supp. 156.
of the wind, drive a ship, Od. 5.332; of rowers, impel, speed on her way, ῥίμφα διώκοντες (sc. τὴν νῆα) 12.182; νηῦς ῥίμφα διωκομένη 13.162; Συριηγενὲς ἅρμα διώκων driving it, Orac. ap. Hdt. 7.140, cf. A. Pers. 84; ἄτρυτον δ. πόδα Id. Eu. 403, cf. Th. 371.
seemingly intr., drive, drive on, Il. 23.344, 424; gallop, run, etc., dub. in A. Th. 91 (lyr.); ἀναπηδήσαντες ἐδίωκον X. An. 7.2.20; ἅμα διώκοντος on the march, Plu. Caes. 17: c. acc. spatii, διώξας περὶ ὀκτακοσίους σταδίους Chares 17.
urge, impel, βέλος χερί Pi. I. 8(7).35; φόρμιγγα πλάκτρῳ Id. N. 5.24; esp. of music, δ. μοῦσαν Pratin.Lyr. 5; δ. μέλος Simon. 29:—Pass., ὑφʼ ἡδονῆς διώκομαι . . σὺν τάχει μολεῖν S. El. 871.
of work, urge on, carry forward, σκαφήτρους PFay. 112.2 (i A. D.).
pf. part. Pass. δεδιωγμένος hurried, rapid, σφυγμοί Aret. SA 2.8.
as law-term, prosecute, ὁ διώκων the prosecutor, opp. ὁ φεύγων, the defendant, Hdt. 6.82 (pl.), A. Eu. 583, etc.; ὁ διώκων τοῦ ψηφίσματος τὸ λέγειν . . , he who impeaches the clause in the decree . . , D. 18.59; γραφὰς δ. Antipho 2.1.5; γραφὴν δ. τινά indict, D. 59.69; δ. εἰσαγγελίαν Hyp. Eux. 9; δ. τινὰ περὶ θανάτου X. HG 7.3.6: c. gen. criminis, accuse of . . , prosecute for . . , δ. τινὰ τυραννίδος Hdt. 6.104; δειλίας Ar. Eq. 368; παρανόμων And. 1.22, cf. διωκάθειν; ψευδομαρτυρίων D. 29.13, e
persecute, Ev.Jo. 5.16, al.; δεδιωγμένοι ἕνεκα δικαιοσύνης Ev.Matt. 5.10.
In the wild
- διώκει · diōkei Aeschylus, Agamemnon 390–395
- διώκεις · diōkeis Aeschylus, Eumenides 131–132
- δίωκε · diōke Aeschylus, Eumenides 226
- διώκουςʼ · diōkousʼ Aeschylus, Eumenides 249–251
- διώκουςʼ · diōkousʼ Aeschylus, Eumenides 403–405
- διώκων · diōkōn Aeschylus, Eumenides 583–584
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Where it came from
- Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. διώκω (scan pp. 389-390; entry #1749).
- Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. διώκω (scan p. 303; entry #2083).
- Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. διώκω (scan p. 434; entry #1599).
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