"to run before, or in advance, Lk. 19:4; Jn. 20:4*"
Definition and meaning
to run before, or in advance, Lk. 19:4; Jn. 20:4*
In the original Greek the word is written: προτρέχω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 protrecho (G4390) across the King James Bible.
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
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Common questions
Strong's G4390 (protrecho) is a Greek word that means: to run before, or in advance, Lk. 19:4; Jn. 20:4* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word protrecho (G4390) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4390 is protrecho, a Greek word defined as: to run before, or in advance, Lk. 19:4; Jn. 20:4*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
protrecho is a Greek word found in the New Testament.