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διώχνω
to chase away, drive out /ðiˈoxno/
verbC1#3933 most common
Also: to expel, kick out, to fire (from a job), to dispel (thoughts, fear)
Example sentences
Διώχνω τη γάτα από την κουζίνα.
I chase the cat out of the kitchen.
Ο πατέρας διώχνει τον σκύλο από το δωμάτιο.
The father chases the dog out of the room.
Τον έδιωξαν από τη δουλειά χωρίς προειδοποίηση.
They fired him from his job without warning.
Η αστυνομία διώχνει τους διαδηλωτές από την πλατεία.
The police are driving the protesters out of the square.
Προσπαθεί να διώξει τις κακές σκέψεις από το μυαλό της.
She is trying to chase the bad thoughts from her mind.
Αν δεν αλλάξει συμπεριφορά, θα τον διώξουν από την ομάδα χωρίς δεύτερη σκέψη.
If he does not change his behavior, they will kick him out of the team without a second thought.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | διώχνω | έδιωξα | θα διώξω |
| 2sg | διώχνεις | έδιωξες | θα διώξεις |
| 3sg | διώχνει | έδιωξε | θα διώξει |
| 1pl | διώχνουμε | διώξαμε | θα διώξουμε |
| 2pl | διώχνετε | διώξατε | θα διώξετε |
| 3pl | διώχνουν | έδιωξαν | θα διώξουν |
Word family
διώκωto pursue, prosecuteδίωξηpursuit, prosecution
διώκτηςpersecutor, pursuer
εκδιώκωto expel, drive out formally
Etymology
Διώχνω grew out of the ancient verb διώκω, meaning to pursue or chase. Modern Greek reshaped many old verbs with a new ending in -ώχνω or -ώχω, and διώκω became διώχνω through this pattern, with the κ sound shifting to χ before the ν. The core sense of pursuit narrowed in everyday speech to the act of driving someone or something away.
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