verb
prostrechamō
Strong’sG4370
I run to
stem prostrech-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -δρᾰμοῦμαιRefs 4th c.BC+:—run to or towards, come to one, πρὸς τοὺς νεκρούς Refs 5th c.BC+; τινι Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, run up, Refs
2 in hostile sense, make a sally, πρός τι Refs 5th c.BC+
3 of things, happen to one, τινι Refs 1st c.BC+; προστρέχει πολλαχοῦ τὸ γίγνεται” occurs frequently, Refs 5th c.AD+
II metaphorically, join or side with, [τῇ συγκλήτῳ] Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.2 approach, -τρέχων τῇ ἐννόμῳ ἡλικίᾳ, i.e. not quite of age, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.3 resemble, with dative, Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| prostrecharōntoisπροστρέχοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | ran up to | 1× |
| prostrecharantosπροσδραμὼν | 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 | prostrecharōntos1× | prostrecharintos | prostrecharantos2×προσδραμὼν | prostrecharēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
prostrecharōntois“ran up to”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Mark 9:15“ran up to”… tos ochlos horarantois auton ekthambila, kai prostrecharōntois aspazole auton.… as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him.
prostrecharantos“ran up”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Mark 10:17Kai ekporeuorōntou autou eis hodan prostrecharantos henos kai gonupetarantos auton eperōtate auton; …… started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher …
Acts 8:30“ran up to”prostrecharantos de tos Filippos akouata autou anagnōskarōntou …So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the …