"to run about, run up and down, Mk. 6:55*"
Definition and meaning
to run about, run up and down, Mk. 6:55*
In the original Greek the word is written: περιτρέχω
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 peritrecho (G4063) across the King James Bible.
And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
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Common questions
Strong's G4063 (peritrecho) is a Greek word that means: to run about, run up and down, Mk. 6:55* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word peritrecho (G4063) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4063 is peritrecho, a Greek word defined as: to run about, run up and down, Mk. 6:55*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
peritrecho is a Greek word found in the New Testament.