What does προστρέχω (prostréchō) mean in the Bible?
προστρέχω (prostréchō) is a Greek word meaning "to hasten".
Greek · G4370
προστρέχω
To hasten
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προστρέχωG4370
Pronunciationprostréchō
What does προστρέχω (prostréchō) mean in the Bible?
προστρέχω (prostréchō) is a Greek word meaning "to hasten".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4370?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ran up (2), ran (1).
Where does προστρέχω (prostréchō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 9:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itran up2×Mark 10:17, Acts 8:30
ran1×Mark 9:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 9:15
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Mark2Acts1
Source forms
προσδραμὼν1xprosdramōnMark 10:17
Προσδραμὼν1xProsdramōnActs 8:30
προστρέχοντες1xprostrechontesMark 9:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMark 10:17, Acts 8:30
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xMark 9:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to hasten
Source Gloss
to hasten
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 9:15Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
προστρέχοντεςprostrecontev
I run to
Read verseMark 10:17Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προσδραμὼνprosdramwn
I run to
Read verseActs 8:30Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προσδραμὼνprosdramwn
I run to
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2present1
Voice
active3
Mood
participle3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
προστρέχω is built from these roots: