προστρέχω
prostrechō
to hasten
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word προστρέχω (prostrechō) is a verb that means "to hasten." Its three occurrences in the Bible suggest a sense of urgency or speed. This word is likely used to convey a sense of expediency or swiftness in action. The meaning of προστρέχω is straightforward, but its range of usage is limited to three instances in the Bible. This scarcity of occurrences may indicate that the word was not a common expression in ancient Greek or that it was used in specific contexts to convey a particular sense of urgency. Despite its limited usage, προστρέχω conveys a clear and concise idea of hastening or speeding up.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.
Mark 10:17As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”
Acts 8:30Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”