Berean Strong's Lexicon trechó: To run Original Word: τρέχω Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is רוּץ (ruts), Strong's Hebrew 7323, which also means "to run." Usage: The Greek verb "trechó" primarily means "to run" and is used both literally and metaphorically in the New Testament. It conveys the idea of moving swiftly or hastening towards a goal. In a metaphorical sense, it often describes the Christian life as a race, emphasizing perseverance, effort, and focus. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, running was a common athletic activity, especially in the context of the Olympic Games and other athletic contests. The imagery of running a race would have been familiar to the original audience of the New Testament, symbolizing discipline, endurance, and the pursuit of a prize. This cultural backdrop enriches the metaphorical use of "trechó" in the New Testament, where the Christian life is likened to a race requiring dedication and perseverance. HELPS Word-studies 5143 tréxō – properly, to run (like an athlete competing in the ancient Greek games); (figuratively) advance speedily, like an athlete moving forward with full effort and directed purpose (see 1 Cor 9:24). 5143 /tréxō) ("running wide-open") conveys intense desire to get to the goal as quickly as possible. 5143 (tréxō) was used of "runners in a race, of swiftness or of effort to attain an end (so Herodotus, Eur., etc.)" (A-S). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. verb Definition to run NASB Translation ran (7), run (7), running (3), runs (1), rushing (1), spread rapidly (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5143: δράμωδράμω, to run, see τρέχω. STRONGS NT 5143: τρέχωτρέχω; imperfect ἔτρεχον; 2 aorist ἔδραμον; from Homer down; the Sept. for רוּץ; to run; a. properly: of persons in haste, Mark 5:6; John 20:2, 4; with a telic infinitive Matthew 28:8; δραμών with a finite verb, Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36; Luke 15:20; τρέχω ἐπί with an accusative of place, Luke 24:12 (T omits; L Tr brackets WH reject the verse); εἰς πόλεμον, Revelation 9:9; of those who run in a race-course (ἐν σταδίῳ), 1 Corinthians 9:24, 26. b. metaphorically: of doctrine rapidly propagated, 2 Thessalonians 3:1 (R. V. run); by a metaphor taken from the runners in a race, to exert oneself, strive hard; to spend one's strength in performing or attaining something: Romans 9:16; Galatians 5:7; εἰς κενόν, Galatians 2:2 (Winers Grammar, 504 (470); Buttmann, § 148, 10); Philippians 2:16; τόν ἀγῶνα, Hebrews 12:1 (see ἀγών, 2); the same expression occurs in Greek writings, denoting to incur extreme peril, which it requires the exertion of all one's efforts to overcome, Herodotus 8, 102; Euripides, Or. 878; Alc. 489; Electr. 883; Iph. Aul. 1456; Dionysius Halicarnassus 7, 48, etc.; miserabile currunt certamen, Stat. Theb. 3,116. (Compare: εἰστρέχω, κατατρέχω, περιτρέχω, προτρέχω, προστρέχω, συντρέχω, ἐπιτρέχω συντρέχω, ὑποτρέχω.) STRONGS NT 5143a: τρῆματρῆμα, τρήματος, τό (τιτράω, τιτρημι, ΤΡΑΩ, to bore through, pierce), a perforation, hole: βελόνης, Luke 18:25 L T Tr WH; (ῤαφίδος, Matthew 19:24 WH text). (Aristophanes, Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, others.) Apparently a primary verb (properly, threcho; compare thrix); which uses dremo drem'-o (the base of dromos) as alternate in certain tenses; to run or walk hastily (literally or figuratively) -- have course, run. see GREEK thrix see GREEK dromos Englishman's Concordance Matthew 27:48 V-APA-NMSGRK: καὶ εὐθέως δραμὼν εἷς ἐξ NAS: one of them ran, and taking KJV: of them ran, and took INT: And immediately having run one of Matthew 28:8 V-AIA-3P Mark 5:6 V-AIA-3S Mark 15:36 V-APA-NMS Luke 15:20 V-APA-NMS Luke 24:12 V-AIA-3S John 20:2 V-PIA-3S John 20:4 V-IIA-3P Romans 9:16 V-PPA-GMS 1 Corinthians 9:24 V-PPA-NMP 1 Corinthians 9:24 V-PIA-3P 1 Corinthians 9:24 V-PMA-2P 1 Corinthians 9:26 V-PIA-1S Galatians 2:2 V-PSA-1S Galatians 2:2 V-AIA-1S Galatians 5:7 V-IIA-2P Philippians 2:16 V-AIA-1S 2 Thessalonians 3:1 V-PSA-3S Hebrews 12:1 V-PSA-1P Revelation 9:9 V-PPA-GMP Strong's Greek 5143 |
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