- Original: ἐκδιώκω - Transliteration: Ekdioko - Phonetic: ek-dee-o'-ko - Definition: 1. to drive out, banish 2. to pursue a. to persecute, oppress with calamities - Origin: from G1537 and G1377 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1537 and G1377 ; to pursue out that is expel or persecute implacably: - persecute. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • persecuted, 1 1 Thessalonians 2:15