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To outrun

προτρέχωStrong’s G4390

protrechō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Protrechō is the Greek word usually translated “having run” and “ran ahead”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.”
Luke 19:4 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having run” and “ran ahead”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having run 1
  • ran ahead 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1
  • John 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

προτρέχω protrechō · to outrun

προ-τρέχω [in LXX: 1Ki.8:11 (פָּנִים רוּץ), Job.41:13 (14) A (דּוּץ), Tob.11:3 (before ἔμπροσθεν), 1Ma.16:21 * ;] 1. to run forward. 2. to run on, run in advance: Jhn.20:4; before εἰς τὸ ἔμπροσθεν, Luk.19:4.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.