διώκτην
diṓktēs
a persecutor
One who pursues, especially in the sense of someone who harasses or oppresses another; specifically, an individual who initiates and continues acts of pursuit with hostile intent. In the context of Jewish and early Christian literature, commonly denotes someone actively seeking the harm, punishment, or suppression of others for religious or ideological reasons.
1 Timothy 1:13 · Word #6
Lexicon G1376
| Lemma | διώκτης |
| Transliteration | diṓktēs |
| Strong's | G1376 |
| Definition | One who pursues, especially in the sense of someone who harasses or oppresses another; specifically, an individual who initiates and continues acts of pursuit with hostile intent. In the context of Jewish and early Christian literature, commonly denotes someone actively seeking the harm, punishment, or suppression of others for religious or ideological reasons. |
Morphology N ACC M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a persecutor |
| Literal | persecutor-pursuer |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | διώκτης |
| Strong's | G1376 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1376-01
a persecutor
| Morphological Notes | Noun; masculine; singular; accusative case (Gr,N,,,,,AMS) — accusative masculine singular agent noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun διώκτης denotes an agent who habitually pursues with hostile intent. "A persecutor" preserves the active, aggressive sense of one who pursues in order to harm, and the accusative singular form is reflected as a singular object in English. |
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