- Original: διώκτης - Transliteration: Dioktes - Phonetic: dee-oke'-tace - Definition: 1. persecutor - Origin: from G1377 - TDNT entry: 2:229, * - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From G1377 ; a persecutor: - persecutor. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • persecutor, 1 1 Timothy 1:13