verb

protrechamō

Greekπροτρέχω (protrechō)

Strong’sG4390

I outrun

stem protrech-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

having run ahead1×outran1×

What it means

προ-τρέχω,

[in LXX: I Ki 8:11 (לִפְנֵי רוּץ), Jb 41:13 (14) A (דּוּץ), To 11:3 (seq. ἔμπροσθεν), I Mac 16:21*;]

1. to run forward.

2. to run on, run in advance: Jo 20:4; seq. εἰς τὸ ἔμπροσθεν, Lk 19:4.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4390 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprot-rekh'-o

to run forward, i.e. outstrip, precede

Fromfrom G4253 and G5143 (including its alternate);

King Jamesoutrun, run before.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
protrechataπροέδραμεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	outran	1×
protrecharatosπροδραμὼν	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine	having run ahead	1×

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, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	protrechamō	protrechame	protrechami	protrechama	protrechamē	protrechamelē
you 2nd person singular	protrechasō	protrechase	protrechasi	protrechasa	protrechasē	protrechaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	protrechatō	protrechate	protrechati	protrechata1×προέδραμεν	protrechatē	protrechatelē
we 1st person plural	protrechanō	protrechane	protrechani	protrechana	protrechanē	protrechanelē
ye 2nd person plural	protrechavō	protrechave	protrechavi	protrechava	protrechavē	protrechavelē
they 3rd person plural	protrechalō	protrechale	protrechali	protrechala	protrechalē	protrechalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	protrechameiō	protrechameia	protrechameiē
you 2nd person singular	protrechaseiō	protrechaseia	protrechaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	protrechateiō	protrechateia	protrechateiē
we 1st person plural	protrechaneiō	protrechaneia	protrechaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	protrechaveiō	protrechaveia	protrechaveiē
they 3rd person plural	protrechaleiō	protrechaleia	protrechaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	protrechasōr	protrechasar	protrechasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	protrechatōr	protrechatar	protrechatēr
ye 2nd person plural	protrechavōr	protrechavar	protrechavēr
they 3rd person plural	protrechalōr	protrechalar	protrechalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	protrechamoiō	protrechamoia
you 2nd person singular	protrechasoiō	protrechasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	protrechatoiō	protrechatoia
we 1st person plural	protrechanoiō	protrechanoia
ye 2nd person plural	protrechavoiō	protrechavoia
they 3rd person plural	protrechaloiō	protrechaloia

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	protrecharō	protrechari	protrechara	protrecharē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	protrecharōtos	protrecharitos	protrecharatos1×προδραμὼν	protrecharētos

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

protrechstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

protrech 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

protrechata“outran”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

John 20:4“outran”trechale de tois duo homou; kai tos allos mathētos protrechata tachiem tou Petrou kai erchata prōtos eis tem mnēmeiem,The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.

protrecharatos“having run ahead”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Luke 19:4“having run ahead”kai protrecharatos eis tem emprosthen anabainata epi sukomorean hina horateia auton, hoti ekeinau mellate diercherō.So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.