προτρέχω

protrechō · run ahead

Greek word · Strong’s number G4390 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

protrechō (προτρέχω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “run ahead”.

Outrun.

How to say it

pro·tre·chō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To race in front of others and get there first.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • ran ahead ×1
  • running ahead ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Luke 19:4

    And running ahead he climbed up into a sycamore-fig tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.

  • John 20:4

    And the two were running together, and the other disciple ran ahead, faster than Peter, and came first to the tomb.