KJV dictionary & concordance
Trouble, afflict, or pursue after; to pursue, harass, or oppress.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Job 19:22
Complete exact-word concordance
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Blessed are ye, when men shall reuile you, and persecute you, and shal say all manner of euill against you falsly for my sake.
1611 marginal noteGr. lying.
1611 marginal note1.Pet. 4.14.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
But I say vnto you, Loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, doe good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully vse you, and persecute you:
1611 marginal noteLuke 6.27.
1611 marginal noteLuke 23.34. acts 7.60.
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
But when they persecute you in this citie, flee ye into another: for verely I say vnto you, ye shall not haue gone ouer the cities of Israel, till the Sonne of man be come.
1611 marginal noteOr, end or finish.
¶ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
¶ Wherefore behold, I send vnto you Prophets, and wisemen, and Scribes, and some of them yee shall kill and crucifie, and some of them shall yee scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from citie to citie:
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Historical English dictionary sources
Trouble, afflict, or pursue after.
To pursue, harass, or oppress.
