προστρέχω
prostréchō · G4370 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to run up to, to run into the presence of
To run into the presence of someone
ExamplesMark 9:15 Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed and began running up to greet Him.
Mark 10:17 As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do so that I may inherit eternal life?”
Acts 8:30 Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- ΦίλιπποςPhilip 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
- Not stated in the clause 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἀναγινώσκωto read 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- προσέρχομαι prosérchomai · G4334 · to move toward, to approach, to come near to
- This verb shares the same directional prefix πρός- and conveys movement toward someone, but uses the root ἔρχομαι (come) rather than τρέχω (run). It differs in that it lacks the specific nuance of hastening or running, focusing instead on the general act of approaching or coming to someone.
Contrasting words 2 words
- φεύγω pheúgō · G5343 · to run away, to flee, flight
- The lexical opposite of running toward someone/something is fleeing away from them. While προστρέχω expresses hastening to meet or join, φεύγω expresses hastening away from or escaping.
- ἀποχωρέω apochōréō · G672 · to go away, to depart, to leave
- Expresses movement away from someone or something, the opposite directional action of προστρέχω which moves toward. The prefix ἀπό- (away from) contrasts with πρός- (toward).
In the other Testament 1 word
- רוּץ rûwts · H7323 · to run, to hurry, to race
- The basic Hebrew verb for 'to run' serves as the cross-linguistic equivalent for Greek προστρέχω in contexts where someone runs toward another person or place. While רוּץ lacks the directional prefix pro-, it is the standard Hebrew term used to translate the concept of running toward someone in the LXX (e.g., Genesis 18:2, 24:17, 29:13 where people run to meet others).
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To run up to, to run into the presence of15.234
- The verb describes running quickly to reach a person's presence. Mark's account of the rich young man uses this term: “As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do so that I may inherit eternal life?’” (Mark 10:17).
Word family 16 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon see προστρέχω. G4370 — προστρέχω ; 2 aorist active participle προσδραμών; to run to: Mk…
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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