διώκω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Beekes claims it is of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.ɔ̌ː.kɔː/ → /ðiˈo.ko/ → /ðiˈo.ko/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.ɔ̌ː.kɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /diˈo.ko/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈo.ko/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈo.ko/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðiˈo.ko/

Verb

δῐώκω • (diṓkō)

1. to make to run, set in quick motion
   1. to pursue a person, to chase, hunt
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 22.199
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.223
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 21.602
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 18.8
      1. to be a follower of a person, attach oneself to
         • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 2.8.6
         • 366 BCE – 348 BCE, Plato, Theaetetus 168A
   2. to pursue an object, seek after
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 17.75
      • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Ajax 997
      • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.63
      • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedrus 251A
      • 380 BCE, Plato, Gorgias 480C
      • 4th century BC, Eubulus, Nannion 1.8
      • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Metaphysics 3.5.15
      • 371 BCE – 287 BCE, Theophrastus, Enquiry into Plants 1.4.2
      • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, First Philippic 39
      • 341 BCE, Demosthenes, Fourth Philippic 21
      • 60 BCE – 7 BCE, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 1.87
   3. to pursue an argument, to describe
      • 360 BCE, Plato, The Sophist 251A
      • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Isthmian Ode 4.6
      • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 2.1.34
2. to drive or chase away
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 18.409
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 9.77
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 5.92.5
   • 423 BCE, Euripides, The Suppliants 156
3. to drive, impel, speed
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.332
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 12.182
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 13.162
   • 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Eumenides 403
   1. (seemingly intransitive) to drive, drive on, gallop, speed, run
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.344
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.424
      • 467 BCE, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 91
      • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 7.2.20
   2. to urge, impel
      • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Isthmian Ode 8.73
      • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Nemean Ode 5.44
      • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 871
4. (law) to prosecute, bring an action against
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 6.82
   • 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Eumenides 583
   • 330 BCE, Demosthenes, On the Crown 59
   • 480 BCE – 411 BCE, Antiphon of Rhamnus, First Tetralogy 1.5
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Neaera 69
   • 390 BCE – 322 BCE, Hyperides, In Defence of Euxenippus 24
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Apology 21
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 7.3.6
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 6.104
   • 424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 368
   • 440 BCE – 390 BCE, Andocides, On the Mysteries 22
   • 399 BCE, Plato, Euthyphro 15D
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Aphobus 3 13
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 6.136
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Conon 41
   • 408 BCE, Euripides, Orestes 1534
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Politics 2.8.20
   • 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Against Diogeiton 2
   • 95 CE – 165 CE, Appian, Civil Wars 4.50
   • 480 BCE – 411 BCE, Antiphon of Rhamnus, First Tetralogy 1.5
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Apology 21
   • 446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, The Acharnians 698
5. to persecute
   • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of John 5:16
   • 70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 5:10

Inflection

   Present: δῐώκω, δῐώκομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐώκω	δῐώκεις	δῐώκει	δῐώκετον	δῐώκετον	δῐώκομεν	δῐώκετε	δῐώκουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δῐώκω	δῐώκῃς	δῐώκῃ	δῐώκητον	δῐώκητον	δῐώκωμεν	δῐώκητε	δῐώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐώκοιμῐ	δῐώκοις	δῐώκοι	δῐώκοιτον	δῐωκοίτην	δῐώκοιμεν	δῐώκοιτε	δῐώκοιεν
	imperative		δῐ́ωκε	δῐωκέτω	δῐώκετον	δῐωκέτων		δῐώκετε	δῐωκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	δῐώκομαι	δῐώκῃ, δῐώκει	δῐώκεται	δῐώκεσθον	δῐώκεσθον	δῐωκόμεθᾰ	δῐώκεσθε	δῐώκονται
	subjunctive	δῐώκωμαι	δῐώκῃ	δῐώκηται	δῐώκησθον	δῐώκησθον	δῐωκώμεθᾰ	δῐώκησθε	δῐώκωνται
	optative	δῐωκοίμην	δῐώκοιο	δῐώκοιτο	δῐώκοισθον	δῐωκοίσθην	δῐωκοίμεθᾰ	δῐώκοισθε	δῐώκοιντο
	imperative		δῐώκου	δῐωκέσθω	δῐώκεσθον	δῐωκέσθων		δῐώκεσθε	δῐωκέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		δῐώκειν				δῐώκεσθαι
participle	m	δῐώκων				δῐωκόμενος
	f	δῐώκουσᾰ				δῐωκομένη
	n	δῐῶκον				δῐωκόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐδῐ́ωκον, ἐδῐωκόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐδῐ́ωκον	ἐδῐ́ωκες	ἐδῐ́ωκε(ν)	ἐδῐώκετον	ἐδῐωκέτην	ἐδῐώκομεν	ἐδῐώκετε	ἐδῐ́ωκον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐδῐωκόμην	ἐδῐώκου	ἐδῐώκετο	ἐδῐώκεσθον	ἐδῐωκέσθην	ἐδῐωκόμεθᾰ	ἐδῐώκεσθε	ἐδῐώκοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: δῐώξω, δῐώξομαι, δῐωχθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐώξω	δῐώξεις	δῐώξει	δῐώξετον	δῐώξετον	δῐώξομεν	δῐώξετε	δῐώξουσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐώξοιμῐ	δῐώξοις	δῐώξοι	δῐώξοιτον	δῐωξοίτην	δῐώξοιμεν	δῐώξοιτε	δῐώξοιεν
middle	indicative	δῐώξομαι	δῐώξῃ, δῐώξει	δῐώξεται	δῐώξεσθον	δῐώξεσθον	δῐωξόμεθᾰ	δῐώξεσθε	δῐώξονται
	optative	δῐωξοίμην	δῐώξοιο	δῐώξοιτο	δῐώξοισθον	δῐωξοίσθην	δῐωξοίμεθᾰ	δῐώξοισθε	δῐώξοιντο
passive	indicative	δῐωχθήσομαι	δῐωχθήσῃ	δῐωχθήσεται	δῐωχθήσεσθον	δῐωχθήσεσθον	δῐωχθησόμεθᾰ	δῐωχθήσεσθε	δῐωχθήσονται
	optative	δῐωχθησοίμην	δῐωχθήσοιο	δῐωχθήσοιτο	δῐωχθήσοισθον	δῐωχθησοίσθην	δῐωχθησοίμεθᾰ	δῐωχθήσοισθε	δῐωχθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		δῐώξειν			δῐώξεσθαι		δῐωχθήσεσθαι
participle	m	δῐώξων			δῐωξόμενος		δῐωχθησόμενος
	f	δῐώξουσᾰ			δῐωξομένη		δῐωχθησομένη
	n	δῐῶξον			δῐωξόμενον		δῐωχθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐδῐ́ωξᾰ, ἐδῐωξᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐδῐ́ωξᾰ	ἐδῐ́ωξᾰς	ἐδῐ́ωξε(ν)	ἐδῐώξᾰτον	ἐδῐωξᾰ́την	ἐδῐώξᾰμεν	ἐδῐώξᾰτε	ἐδῐ́ωξᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐώξω	δῐώξῃς	δῐώξῃ	δῐώξητον	δῐώξητον	δῐώξωμεν	δῐώξητε	δῐώξωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐώξαιμῐ	δῐώξειᾰς, δῐώξαις	δῐώξειε(ν), δῐώξαι	δῐώξαιτον	δῐωξαίτην	δῐώξαιμεν	δῐώξαιτε	δῐώξειᾰν, δῐώξαιεν
	imperative		δῐ́ωξον	δῐωξᾰ́τω	δῐώξᾰτον	δῐωξᾰ́των		δῐώξᾰτε	δῐωξᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐδῐωξᾰ́μην	ἐδῐώξω	ἐδῐώξᾰτο	ἐδῐώξᾰσθον	ἐδῐωξᾰ́σθην	ἐδῐωξᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐδῐώξᾰσθε	ἐδῐώξᾰντο
	subjunctive	δῐώξωμαι	δῐώξῃ	δῐώξηται	δῐώξησθον	δῐώξησθον	δῐωξώμεθᾰ	δῐώξησθε	δῐώξωνται
	optative	δῐωξαίμην	δῐώξαιο	δῐώξαιτο	δῐώξαισθον	δῐωξαίσθην	δῐωξαίμεθᾰ	δῐώξαισθε	δῐώξαιντο
	imperative		δῐ́ωξαι	δῐωξᾰ́σθω	δῐώξᾰσθον	δῐωξᾰ́σθων		δῐώξᾰσθε	δῐωξᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		δῐῶξαι			δῐώξᾰσθαι
participle	m	δῐώξᾱς			δῐωξᾰ́μενος
	f	δῐώξᾱσᾰ			δῐωξᾰμένη
	n	δῐῶξᾰν			δῐωξᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐδῐώκᾰθον, ἐδῐωκᾰθόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐδῐώκᾰθον	ἐδῐώκᾰθες	ἐδῐώκᾰθε(ν)	ἐδῐωκᾰ́θετον	ἐδῐωκᾰθέτην	ἐδῐωκᾰ́θομεν	ἐδῐωκᾰ́θετε	ἐδῐώκᾰθον
	subjunctive	δῐωκᾰ́θω	δῐωκᾰ́θῃς	δῐωκᾰ́θῃ	δῐωκᾰ́θητον	δῐωκᾰ́θητον	δῐωκᾰ́θωμεν	δῐωκᾰ́θητε	δῐωκᾰ́θωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐωκᾰ́θοιμῐ	δῐωκᾰ́θοις	δῐωκᾰ́θοι	δῐωκᾰ́θοιτον	δῐωκᾰθοίτην	δῐωκᾰ́θοιμεν	δῐωκᾰ́θοιτε	δῐωκᾰ́θοιεν
	imperative		δῐώκᾰθε	δῐωκᾰθέτω	δῐωκᾰ́θετον	δῐωκᾰθέτων		δῐωκᾰ́θετε	δῐωκᾰθόντων
middle	indicative	ἐδῐωκᾰθόμην	ἐδῐωκᾰ́θου	ἐδῐωκᾰ́θετο	ἐδῐωκᾰ́θεσθον	ἐδῐωκᾰθέσθην	ἐδῐωκᾰθόμεθᾰ	ἐδῐωκᾰ́θεσθε	ἐδῐωκᾰ́θοντο
	subjunctive	δῐωκᾰ́θωμαι	δῐωκᾰ́θῃ	δῐωκᾰ́θηται	δῐωκᾰ́θησθον	δῐωκᾰ́θησθον	δῐωκᾰθώμεθᾰ	δῐωκᾰ́θησθε	δῐωκᾰ́θωνται
	optative	δῐωκᾰθοίμην	δῐωκᾰ́θοιο	δῐωκᾰ́θοιτο	δῐωκᾰ́θοισθον	δῐωκᾰθοίσθην	δῐωκᾰθοίμεθᾰ	δῐωκᾰ́θοισθε	δῐωκᾰ́θοιντο
	imperative		δῐωκᾰθοῦ	δῐωκᾰθέσθω	δῐωκᾰ́θεσθον	δῐωκᾰθέσθων		δῐωκᾰ́θεσθε	δῐωκᾰθέσθων
		active			middle
infinitive		δῐωκᾰθεῖν			δῐωκᾰθέσθαι
participle	m	δῐωκᾰθών			δῐωκᾰθόμενος
	f	δῐωκᾰθοῦσᾰ			δῐωκᾰθομένη
	n	δῐωκᾰθόν			δῐωκᾰθόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: δεδῐ́ωχᾰ, δεδῐ́ωγμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δεδῐ́ωχᾰ	δεδῐ́ωχᾰς	δεδῐ́ωχε(ν)	δεδῐώχᾰτον	δεδῐώχᾰτον	δεδῐώχᾰμεν	δεδῐώχᾰτε	δεδῐώχᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δεδῐώχω	δεδῐώχῃς	δεδῐώχῃ	δεδῐώχητον	δεδῐώχητον	δεδῐώχωμεν	δεδῐώχητε	δεδῐώχωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δεδῐώχοιμῐ, δεδῐωχοίην	δεδῐώχοις, δεδῐωχοίης	δεδῐώχοι, δεδῐωχοίη	δεδῐώχοιτον	δεδῐωχοίτην	δεδῐώχοιμεν	δεδῐώχοιτε	δεδῐώχοιεν
	imperative		δεδῐ́ωχε	δεδῐωχέτω	δεδῐώχετον	δεδῐωχέτων		δεδῐώχετε	δεδῐωχόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	δεδῐ́ωγμαι	δεδῐ́ωξαι	δεδῐ́ωκται	δεδῐ́ωχθον	δεδῐ́ωχθον	δεδῐώγμεθᾰ	δεδῐ́ωχθε	δεδῐώχᾰται
	subjunctive	δεδῐωγμένος ὦ	δεδῐωγμένος ᾖς	δεδῐωγμένος ᾖ	δεδῐωγμένω ἦτον	δεδῐωγμένω ἦτον	δεδῐωγμένοι ὦμεν	δεδῐωγμένοι ἦτε	δεδῐωγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	δεδῐωγμένος εἴην	δεδῐωγμένος εἴης	δεδῐωγμένος εἴη	δεδῐωγμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	δεδῐωγμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	δεδῐωγμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	δεδῐωγμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	δεδῐωγμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		δεδῐ́ωξο	δεδῐώχθω	δεδῐ́ωχθον	δεδῐώχθων		δεδῐ́ωχθε	δεδῐώχθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		δεδῐωχέναι				δεδῐῶχθαι
participle	m	δεδῐωχώς				δεδῐωγμένος
	f	δεδῐωχυῖᾰ				δεδῐωγμένη
	n	δεδῐωχός				δεδῐωγμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐδεδῐώχειν, ἐδεδῐώγμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐδεδῐώχειν, ἐδεδῐώχη	ἐδεδῐώχεις, ἐδεδῐώχης	ἐδεδῐώχει(ν)	ἐδεδῐώχετον	ἐδεδῐωχέτην	ἐδεδῐώχεμεν	ἐδεδῐώχετε	ἐδεδῐώχεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐδεδῐώγμην	ἐδεδῐ́ωξο	ἐδεδῐ́ωκτο	ἐδεδῐ́ωχθον	ἐδεδῐώχθην	ἐδεδῐώγμεθᾰ	ἐδεδῐ́ωχθε	ἐδεδῐώχᾰτο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• διάκτορος (diáktoros)
• δίωξις (díōxis)
• ἐκδιώκω (ekdiṓkō)
• καταδιώκω (katadiṓkō)

References

• “διώκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “διώκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “διώκω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• διώκω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• διώκω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• διώκω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “διώκω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G1377 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διώκω (diṓkō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðiˈo.ko/
• Hyphenation: δι‧ώ‧κω

Verb

διώκω • (dióko) (past δίωξα, passive διώκομαι)

1. to persecute
2. to seek
3. (law) to prosecute

Conjugation

διώκω   διώκομαι

	Active voice ➤		Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤	Present	Dependent
1 sg	διώκω	διώξω	διώκομαι	διωχθώ1
2 sg	διώκεις	διώξεις	διώκεσαι	διωχθείς
3 sg	διώκει	διώξει	διώκεται	διωχθεί
1 pl	διώκουμε, [‑ομε]	διώξουμε, [‑ομε]	διωκόμαστε	διωχθούμε
2 pl	διώκετε	διώξετε	διώκεστε, διωκόσαστε	διωχθείτε
3 pl	διώκουν(ε)	διώξουν(ε)	διώκονται	διωχθούν(ε)
Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤	Imperfect	Simple past
1 sg	δίωκα	δίωξα	διωκόμουν(α)	διώχθηκα1
2 sg	δίωκες	δίωξες	διωκόσουν(α)	διώχθηκες
3 sg	δίωκε	δίωξε	διωκόταν(ε)	διώχθηκε
1 pl	διώκαμε	διώξαμε	διωκόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)	διωχθήκαμε
2 pl	διώκατε	διώξατε	διωκόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)	διωχθήκατε
3 pl	δίωκαν, διώκαν(ε)	δίωξαν, διώξαν(ε)	διώκονταν, (διωκόντουσαν)	διώχθηκαν, διωχθήκαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤	Continuous	Simple
1 sg	θα διώκω ➤	θα διώξω ➤	θα διώκομαι ➤	θα διωχθώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα διώκεις, …	θα διώξεις, …	θα διώκεσαι, …	θα διωχθείς, …
	Perfect aspect ➤		Perfect aspect
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … διώξει   έχω, έχεις, … διωγμένο, ‑η, ‑ο ➤		έχω, έχεις, … διωχθεί   είμαι, είσαι, … διωγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … διώξει   είχα, είχες, … διωγμένο, ‑η, ‑ο		είχα, είχες, … διωχθεί   ήμουν, ήσουν, … διωγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … διώξει   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … διωγμένο, ‑η, ‑ο		θα έχω, θα έχεις, … διωχθεί   θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … διωγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
2 sg	δίωκε	δίωξε	—	διώξου
2 pl	διώκετε	διώξτε	διώκεστε	διωχθείτε
Other forms	Active voice		Passive voice
Present participle➤	διώκοντας ➤		διωκόμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Perfect participle➤	έχοντας διώξει ➤		διωγμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Nonfinite form➤	διώξει		διωχθεί
Notes     Appendix:Greek verbs	1. For colloquial forms with -χτ- (διωχτώ, διώχτηκα) see verb διώχνω (dióchno, “chase away”)  • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.  • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.  • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Related terms

• αδίωκτος (adíoktos, “unprosecuted”)
• ακαταδίωκτος (akatadíoktos, “not possible to be prosecuted”)
• διωγμός m (diogmós, “pogrom”)
• διώκτης m (dióktis, “pursuor”)
• διωκτικός (dioktikós, “prosecuting”)
• δίωξη f (díoxi, “prosecution”) (law)
• εκδιώκω (ekdióko, “expel”) & related
• επιδιώκω (epidióko, “pursue, aim”) & related
• καταδιώκω (katadióko, “chase, pursue”) & related
• τυχοδιώκτης m (tychodióktis, “chancer”)
• τυχοδιωκτικός (tychodioktikós)
• τυχοδιωκτισμός m (tychodioktismós)
• and see: διώχνω (dióchno, “chase away”) (διώξιμο n (dióximo)

See also

• διώχνω (dióchno, “to chase away”)