Persecutor
διώκτηςStrong’s G1376diōktēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Diōktēs is the Greek word usually translated “persecutor”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.”
Meaning
Usually translated “persecutor”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a persecutor 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
διώκτης diōktēs · persecutor
διώκτης, -ου, ὁ (διώκω), a persecutor: 1Ti.1:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “persecutor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PER'SECUTOR, noun
One that persecutes; one that pursues another unjustly and vexatiously, particularly on account of religious principles.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.