verb
prostrechamō
Greekπροστρέχω (prostrechō)
Strong’sG4370
I run to
stem prostrech-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
προσ-τρέχω,
[in LXX for רוּץ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4370 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| prostrecharōtoisπροστρέχοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | ran up to | 1× |
| prostrecharatosπροσδραμὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | ran up | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prostrechamō | prostrechame | prostrechami | prostrechama | prostrechamē | prostrechamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prostrechasō | prostrechase | prostrechasi | prostrechasa | prostrechasē | prostrechaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prostrechatō | prostrechate | prostrechati | prostrechata | prostrechatē | prostrechatelē |
| we 1st person plural | prostrechanō | prostrechane | prostrechani | prostrechana | prostrechanē | prostrechanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prostrechavō | prostrechave | prostrechavi | prostrechava | prostrechavē | prostrechavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prostrechalō | prostrechale | prostrechali | prostrechala | prostrechalē | prostrechalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prostrechameiō | prostrechameia | prostrechameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prostrechaseiō | prostrechaseia | prostrechaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prostrechateiō | prostrechateia | prostrechateiē |
| we 1st person plural | prostrechaneiō | prostrechaneia | prostrechaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prostrechaveiō | prostrechaveia | prostrechaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prostrechaleiō | prostrechaleia | prostrechaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prostrechasōr | prostrechasar | prostrechasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prostrechatōr | prostrechatar | prostrechatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prostrechavōr | prostrechavar | prostrechavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prostrechalōr | prostrechalar | prostrechalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prostrechamoiō | prostrechamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | prostrechasoiō | prostrechasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prostrechatoiō | prostrechatoia |
| we 1st person plural | prostrechanoiō | prostrechanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prostrechavoiō | prostrechavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prostrechaloiō | prostrechaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | prostrecharō | prostrechari | prostrechara | prostrecharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | prostrecharōtos1× | prostrecharitos | prostrecharatos2×προσδραμὼν | prostrecharētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
prostrech is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
prostrecharōtois“ran up to”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Mark 9:15“ran up to”kai euthuos pantos tos ochlos horaratois auton ekthambila, kai prostrecharōtois aspazele auton.As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him.
prostrecharatos“ran up”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Mark 10:17“ran up”Kai ekporeuerōtou autou eis hodan prostrecharatos henos kai gonupetaratos auton eperōtate auton; Didaskalor agathor, tinem poiameia hina zōan aiōnian klēronomameia?As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Acts 8:30“ran up to”prostrecharatos de tos Filippos akouata autou anaginōskarōtou Ēsaion ton profēton kai legata; Ara ge gnōskasō heim anaginōskasō?So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.