"to run together to a place, Mk. 9:25*"
Definition and meaning
to run together to a place, Mk. 9:25*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐπισυντρέχω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of episyntrecho (G1998) across the King James Bible.
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
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Common questions
Strong's G1998 (episyntrecho) is a Greek word that means: to run together to a place, Mk. 9:25* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word episyntrecho (G1998) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1998 is episyntrecho, a Greek word defined as: to run together to a place, Mk. 9:25*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
episyntrecho is a Greek word found in the New Testament.