Verb diōkō (to persecute, to pursue) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV)

Matthew

5: 10"Blessed are those who are persecuted (diōkō) for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
5: 11"Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute (diōkō) you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
5: 12Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted (diōkō) the prophets who were before you.
5: 44But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute (diōkō) you,
10: 23When they persecute (diōkō) you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
23: 34Therefore I send you prophets, sages, and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue (diōkō) from town to town,

Luke

11: 49Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute (diōkō),'
17: 23They will say to you, 'Look there!' or 'Look here!' Do not go, do not pursue (diōkō) them.
21: 12"But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute (diōkō) you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

John

5: 16Therefore the Jews started persecuting (diōkō) Jesus, because he was doing such things on the sabbath.
15: 20Remember the word that I said to you, 'Servants are not greater than their master.' If they persecuted (diōkō) me, they will persecute (diōkō) you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

Acts

7: 52Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute (diōkō)? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, and now you have become his betrayers and murderers.
9: 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute (diōkō) me?"
9: 5He asked, "Who are you, Lord?" The reply came, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting (diōkō).
22: 4I persecuted (diōkō) this Way up to the point of death by binding both men and women and putting them in prison,
22: 7I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting (diōkō) me?'
22: 8I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' Then he said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting (diōkō).'
26: 11By punishing them often in all the synagogues I tried to force them to blaspheme; and since I was so furiously enraged at them, I pursued (diōkō) them even to foreign cities.
26: 14When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting (diōkō) me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.'
26: 15I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' The Lord answered, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting (diōkō).