"to run to, or up, Mk. 9:15; 10:17; Acts 8:30*"
Definition and meaning
to run to, or up, Mk. 9:15; 10:17; Acts 8:30*
In the original Greek the word is written: προστρέχω
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 prostrecho (G4370) across the King James Bible.
And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
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Common questions
Strong's G4370 (prostrecho) is a Greek word that means: to run to, or up, Mk. 9:15; 10:17; Acts 8:30* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word prostrecho (G4370) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4370 is prostrecho, a Greek word defined as: to run to, or up, Mk. 9:15; 10:17; Acts 8:30*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
prostrecho is a Greek word found in the New Testament.