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persĕcūtĭo , ōnis, f. id.,
I.a following after, a chasing, pursuing; a chase, pursuit.
I. Lit.: “bestiae,Dig. 41, 1, 44; so ib. 41, 1, 4; App. M. 4, p. 155, 1: “pluviis persecutionem passi,Vulg. Sap. 16, 16; 11, 21.—
II. Transf.
A. A prosecution, action, suit, Cic. Or. 41, 141 (dub.; al. praescriptionum); Dig. 46, 4, 18, § 1.—
B. A persecution, esp. of Christians, Tert. Spect. 27: “De Fuga in Persecutione,the title of a treatise by Tertullian, Vulg. Matt. 5, 10 et saep.—
C. A following up, prosecution of an affair: “negotii,App. M. 10, p. 252, 9.
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    • New Testament, Matthew, 5.10
    • Old Testament, Wisdom, 16.16
    • Cicero, Orator, 41.141
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