ekdioko describes hostile action directed against a group in 1 Thessalonians 2:15.

The attested use describes hostile action directed against a group: in 1 Thessalonians 2:15, the participle occurs in a clause accusing certain people of actions against the prophets and the Thessalonian believers.

1. Hostile action against a group · dominant

   In 1 Thessalonians 2:15, ἐκδιωξάντων is an aorist active masculine plural genitive participle within a description of people who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets. The APB renders the clause "and persecuted us," while the wider verse presents these people as hostile to all people.

   1 Thessalonians 2:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Thessalonians 2:15, the APB renders the relevant clause "and persecuted us,".