διωχθῆναι

διώκω

cause to run: aor inf pass

διώκω

cause to run: aor inf pass

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `pursue, drive away, prosecute'(Il.)

Other forms: Aor. διῶξαι, διωχθῆναι, fut. διώξω etc. (posthom.)

Compounds: Compp. with ἀπο-, ἐκ-, ἐπι- etc.

Derivatives: δίωγμα `pursuing, what is pursued' (trag., Pl.), διωγμός `pursuing' (trag., X.) with διωγμίτης `policeman' (inscr. II<sup>p</sup>; vgl. Redard Les noms grecs en - της 45), διωγμιτικά = persecutiones (Cod. Just.); δίωξις `persecution', prosecution' (Att.), διωκτύς `id.' (Call.; cf. Benveniste Noms d'agent 72). - Nomen agentis διώκτης `pursuer' (NT), in γνωμιδιώκτης (haplol. for γνωμιδιο-δι- Cratin. 307), s. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 81 n. 1; διωκτήρ `id.' (Babr.). - διωκτός (S.), διωκτικός (Iamb.). - Lengthened διωκάθειν (- εῖν?), ἐδιώκαθον (Att.); cf. Schwyzer 703 n. 6 ( διωκαθεῖν?)

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: διώκει beside δίεμαι as Ϝιώκει (Cor.) beside Ϝίεμαι (s. ἵεμαι). Origin of the ω unclear (not convincing Meillet MSL 23, 50f.); κ-enlargenent as in ἐρύ-κω, ὀλέ-κω etc., Schwyzer 702 m. n. 5.

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μέχρι even before vowels as in Attic Lk 16:16; Job 32:12. In three places in the NT (Mk 13:30 and Gal 4:19 μέχρις οὗ, Hb 12:4 μέχρις αἵματος) as well as Hv 4, 1, 9 (μέχρις ὅτε), Hs 9, 11, 1 (μέχρις ὀψέ) the form used before vowels is μέχρις (Vett. Val. 357, 19; IG XII, 5, 647; SIG 888, 150 [before a conson.]; 958, 16; 1109, 41; Threatte II 669–71; pap [Mayser p. 244]. On the LXX s. Thackeray p. 136.—B-D-F §21; Mlt-H. 113; 331) gener. ‘until’: in our lit. as prep. w. gen. (Hom. +) and conj. (Thu., Pla., et al.)

① marker of extension up to a point in an area, as far as, w. gen. μ. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ GPt 10:40. μ. τῆς Ἀσίας Ac 20:4 D. ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλὴμ…μ. τοῦ Ἰλλυρικοῦ Ro 15:19 (ἀπὸ…μ. as SIG 973, 6f). μ. τῶν ἔσω φλεβῶν MPol 2:2 (Jos., Bell. 6, 304 μ. ὀστέων).

② marker of continuance in time up to a point, until

ⓐ as prep. w. gen. μ. (τῆς) νῦν IMg 8:1; Papias (3:3) (Chion, Ep. 16, 4; Longus 4, 16, 2; Xenophon Eph. 1, 4, 1; Jos., Ant. 7, 386; 17, 114; Just., D. 82, 1 and 3 al.; cp. μ. τοῦ νῦν Χ., Cyr. 7, 3, 15; PTebt 50, 26 [112/11 B.C.]; BGU 256, 9; Just., D. 78, 8). μ. ὀψέ Hs 9, 11, 1. μέχρι τίνος; how long? (Just., A I, 32, 2; Alciphron 4, 17, 2; Achilles Tat. 2, 5, 1) v 3, 10, 9. μ. τῆς σήμερον until today (Jos., Ant. 9, 28) Mt 11:23; cp. 28:15; Hv 2, 2, 4. μ. μεσονυκτίου until midnight Ac 20:7. μ. Ἰωάννου until (the time of) John Lk 16:16. μ. τῆς ἐπιφανείας τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 Ti 6:14 (Just., D. 120, 3 μ.…τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ Χριστοῦ). μ. καιροῦ διορθώσεως Hb 9:10. μ. τοῦ θερισμοῦ (for ἕως; another v.l. ἄχρι) until harvest time Mt 13:30 v.l. μ. τέλους Hb 3:6 v.l., 14 (cp. Ar. [Milne 76, 47f] μ. τελειώσεως χρόνων).—ἀπό…μ. (POxy 1647, 20 ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς ἡλίου μέχρι δύσεως; EpArist 298): ἀπὸ τετάρτης ἡμέρας μ. ταύτης τῆς ὥρας from the fourth day to this hour Ac 10:30. ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ μ. Μωϋσέως Ro 5:14 (cp. Just., D. 92, 2 ἀπὸ Ἀβραὰμ μ. Μωϋσέως).

ⓑ as a conjunction until (B-D-F §383, 2; Rob. 975) μ. καταντήσωμεν Eph 4:13 (cp. Hdt. 4, 119, 4; SIG 976, 71 μέχρι ποιήσωσιν; PCairPreis 48, 7 μέχρι τὸ πλοιαρίδιον εὑρῶμεν; TestSol 9:8 P; SibOr 3, 570. On the omission of ἄν s. Mlt. 168f; Rydbeck, 144–53). μ. οὗ w. subjunctive (Herodas 2, 43; 8, 8 [Cunningham reads μέχρις εὖ in both]; POxy 293, 7 [27 A.D.] μέχρι οὗ ἀποστείλῃς Da 11:36 Theod.; EpArist 298) Mk 13:30 (μ. ὅτου v.l.); Gal 4:19. μ. ὅτε (ὅτου v.l.) Hv 4, 1, 9; GJs 10:2 (s. B-D-F §455, 3).

③ marker of degree or measure, to the point of, w. gen. (Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 69 §284 μ. τοῦ τέλους=to the end; Jos., Ant. 11, 81 μ. θρήνων; Ath. 12:3 μ. τοσούτου) κακοπαθεῖν μ. δεσμῶν suffer even to the point of being imprisoned 2 Ti 2:9. μ. αἵματος ἀντικαταστῆναι resist to the point of shedding one’s blood in being wounded or killed Hb 12:4 (μ. αἵμ. as Herodian 2, 6, 14). μ. θανάτου διωχθῆναι καὶ μ. δουλείας εἰσελθεῖν 1 Cl 4:9 (cp. 2 Macc 13:14; Jos., Bell. 2, 141). Of Christ ὑπήκοος μ. θανάτου obedient to the point of death Phil 2:8 (cp. PTor I, 1 VII, 28 [116 B.C.] μ. τελευτῆς βιοῦ). Of Epaphroditus διὰ τὸ ἔργον Χριστοῦ μ. θανάτου ἤγγισεν vs. 30 (μέχρι θανάτου to denote degree: Diod S 15, 27, 2; Cebes 26, 3; Appian, Bell. Civ. 2, 113 §471; 3, 77 §314; 3, 90 §372; 4, 135 §570 al.; Polyaenus 7, 30; 8, 49; Just., D. 11, 4 al.; schol. on Apollon. Rhod. 3, 427–31a; 2 Macc 13:14).—DELG. M-M.