Greek word · G4390

προτρέχω

protrechō

to outrun

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament.

What it means

προ-τρέχω

[in LXX: 1 Samuel 8:11 (פָּנִים רוּץ), Job 41:13 (14) A (דּוּץ), Tobit 11:3 (before ἔμπροσθεν), 1Ma.16:21 * ;]

1. to run forward.

2. to run on, run in advance: John 20:4; before εἰς τὸ ἔμπροσθεν, Luke 19:4.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 19:4 προδραμὼν having run

    So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.

John · 1

  1. John 20:4 προέδραμεν ran ahead

    The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.

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