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Koine Greek wordlink #136761

SR GNT 1Th 5:15 διώκετε (diōkete) ‘always the good be pursuing and toward one_another’ Strongs=13770 Lemma=diōkō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=plural
Refers to Word #136733

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Other uses (2) of identical word form διώκετε (V-MPA2..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘διώκετε’ (V-MPA2..P) is always and only glossed as ‘be pursuing’.

1Cor 14:1 ‘be pursuing love be being_zealous and’ SR GNT 1Cor 14:1 word 1

Heb 12:14 ‘peace be pursuing with all and’ SR GNT Heb 12:14 word 2

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘diōkō’ have 26 different glosses: ‘are persecuting’, ‘be pursuing’, ‘being persecuted’, ‘having_been persecuted’, ‘may pursue’, ‘was persecuting’, ‘were persecuting’, ‘will_be_being persecuted’, ‘I am pursuing’, ‘I am_being persecuted’, ‘I was persecuting’, ‘I was persecuting them’, ‘I persecuted’, ‘he persecuted’, ‘him let pursue’, ‘they may_be persecuting’, ‘they may_be_being persecuted’, ‘they will_be persecuting’, ‘they persecuted’, ‘we may_be pursuing’, ‘you are persecuting’, ‘you_all may pursue’, ‘you_all will_be persecuting’, ‘persecuted’, ‘persecuting’, ‘pursuing’.

Greek words (11) other than διώκετε (V-MPA2..P) with a gloss related to ‘pursuing’

Have 11 other words (διώκοντα, δίωκε, πορευόμενοι, διώκων, διώκω, διώκω, δίωκε, πορευομένους, διώκωμεν, πορευόμενοι, διώκοντες) with 2 lemmas altogether (diōkō, poreuō)

LUKE 1:6 πορευόμενοι (poreuomenoi) V-PPM.NMP Lemma=poreuō ‘both before god pursuing in all the’ SR GNT Luke 1:6 word 9

ROM 9:30 διώκοντα (diōkonta) V-PPA.NNP ‘that the pagans not pursuing righteousness grasped righteousness’ SR GNT Rom 9:30 word 8

ROM 9:31 διώκων (diōkōn) V-PPA.NMS ‘Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) but pursuing a law of righteousness to’ SR GNT Rom 9:31 word 3

ROM 12:13 διώκοντες (diōkontes) V-PPA.NMP ‘holy ones sharing in hospitality pursuing’ SR GNT Rom 12:13 word 8

ROM 14:19 διώκωμεν (diōkōmen) V-SPA1..P ‘therefore the things of peace we may_be pursuing and the things of building’ SR GNT Rom 14:19 word 6

PHP 3:12 διώκω (diōkō) V-IPA1..S ‘or already I have_been perfected I am pursuing but if also’ SR GNT Php 3:12 word 11

PHP 3:14 διώκω (diōkō) V-IPA1..S ‘to the goal I am pursuing for the prize’ SR GNT Php 3:14 word 4

1TIM 6:11 δίωκε (diōke) V-MPA2..S ‘of god these things be fleeing be pursuing but righteousness devoutness’ SR GNT 1Tim 6:11 word 9

2TIM 2:22 δίωκε (diōke) V-MPA2..S ‘youthful lusts be fleeing be pursuing but righteousness faith’ SR GNT 2Tim 2:22 word 7

2PET 2:10 πορευομένους (poreuomenous) V-PPM.AMP Lemma=poreuō ‘in the lusts of defilement pursuing and of mastership despising’ SR GNT 2Pet 2:10 word 11

2PET 3:3 πορευόμενοι (poreuomenoi) V-PPM.NMP Lemma=poreuō ‘own lusts of them pursuing’ SR GNT 2Pet 3:3 word 23

Key: V=verb IPA1..S=indicative,present,active,1st person singular MPA2..P=imperative,present,active,2nd person plural MPA2..S=imperative,present,active,2nd person singular PPA.NMP=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,plural PPA.NMS=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,singular PPA.NNP=participle,present,active,nominative,neuter,plural PPM.AMP=participle,present,middle,accusative,masculine,plural PPM.NMP=participle,present,middle,nominative,masculine,plural SPA1..P=subjunctive,present,active,1st person plural