noun · masculine
diōgmos
Greekδιωγμός (diōgmos)
Strong’sG1375
persecution
stem diōgm-10 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
διωγμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< διώκω), [in LXX: Pr 11:19 (רדף pi.), La 3:19 (מָרוּד), II Mac 12:23 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1375 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddee-ogue-mos'
persecution
Fromfrom G1377;
King Jamespersecution.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | diōgmos2×διωγμὸς | diōgmois |
| object accusative | diōgmon1×διωγμὸν | diōgmoin1×διωγμοὺς |
| direct address vocative | diōgmor | diōgmoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | diōgmou2×διωγμοῦ | diōgmoiu1×διωγμῶν |
| to, for dative | diōgmo | diōgmoi3×διωγμοῖς |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
diōgmo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
diōgmos“persecution”subjectnominative singular2×
Acts 8:1“persecution”Saulos de ate suneudokarōtos ta anairesia autou. Gineta de en ekeina ta hēmera diōgmos megos epi tan ekklēsan tan en Hierosolumei; pantois de diaspeirila kata tain chōrain tau Ioudaiau kai Samareiau plēn toiu apostoloiu.And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
Romans 8:35“persecution”tinos nin chōrizati apo tau agapau tou Christou? thlipsias ē stenochōrias ē diōgmos ē limos ē gumnotas ē kindunos ē machairas?Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
diōgmon“persecution”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 13:50“persecution”tois de Ioudaiois parotrunala tain seberōtain gunaikain tain euschēmōnain kai toin prōtoin tau politau kai epegeirala diōgmon epi ton Paulon kai Barnabaon, kai ekballala autoin apo teiu horeiu autoiu.The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
diōgmou“persecution”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 13:21“persecution”ouk echatō de rizan en heauto alla proskairos atō, gineratau de thlipsiau ē diōgmou dia ton logon euthuos skandalizitō.But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
Mark 4:17“persecution”kai ouk echalō rizan en heautoi alla proskairois alō, eita gineratau thlipsiau ē diōgmou dia ton logon euthuos skandalizilō.But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
diōgmoin“persecutions”objectaccusative plural1×
2 Timothy 3:11“persecutions”toi diōgmoi, tei pathēmei, hoieim mi gineta en Antiocheia, en Ikonie, en Lustrei, hoioin diōgmoin hupoferama; kai ek panteiu min rueta tos kurios.my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
diōgmoiu“persecutions”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Mark 10:30“persecutions”ean mē lambateia hekatontaplasiōneim nun en to kairo houto oikiain kai adelfoin kai adelfain kai mētērain kai tekneim kai agroin meta diōgmoiu, kai en to aiōno to ercherōto zōan aiōnian.will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age — houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions — and in the age to come, eternal life.
diōgmoi“persecutions”to, fordative plural3×
2 Corinthians 12:10“persecutions”dio eudokamō en astheniai, en hubriai, en anankai, en diōgmoi kai stenochōriai, huper Christou; hotan gar asthenameiō, tote dunatos amō.That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Thessalonians 1:4“persecutions”hōste autoin nin en vi enkaucherō en tai ekklēsai tou theou huper tau hupomonau vu kai pistiau en pantoi toi diōgmoi vu kai tai thlipsiai hai anechevō,That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
2 Timothy 3:11“persecutions”toi diōgmoi, tei pathēmei, hoieim mi gineta en Antiocheia, en Ikonie, en Lustrei, hoioin diōgmoin hupoferama; kai ek panteiu min rueta tos kurios.my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.