What does προτρέχω (protréchō) mean in the Bible?
προτρέχω (protréchō) is a Greek word meaning "to outrun".
Greek · G4390
προτρέχω
To outrun
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προτρέχω G4390
Pronunciation protréchō
What does προτρέχω (protréchō) mean in the Bible?
προτρέχω (protréchō) is a Greek word meaning "to outrun".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4390?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he ran (1), outran (1).
Where does προτρέχω (protréchō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 19:4. Its strongest book concentrations include John (1), Luke (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 It he ran 1× Luke 19:4
outran 1× John 20:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 19:4
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 John 1
Source forms
προδραμὼν 1x prodramōn Luke 19:4
προέδραμεν 1x proedramen John 20:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x John 20:4
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 19:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to outrun
Source Gloss
to outrun
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 19:4 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
προδραμὼν prodramwn
I outrun
Read verse John 20:4 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προέδραμε proedramen
I outrun
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 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 1 participle 1
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
προτρέχω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain