Lexicon :: Strong's G5143 - trechō

τρέχω
Transliteration
trechō (Key)
Pronunciation
trekh'-o
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary verb (properly, threcho, cf θρίξ (G2359)), which uses dremo {drem'-o} (the base of δρόμος (G1408)) as alternate in certain tenses
mGNT
20x in 14 unique form(s)
TR
20x in 14 unique form(s)
LXX
58x in 21 unique form(s)
δραμὼν — 3x
ἔδραμεν — 2x
ἔδραμον — 3x
Ἐτρέχετε — 1x
ἔτρεχον — 1x
τρέχει — 1x
τρέχετε — 1x
τρέχῃ — 1x
τρέχοντες — 1x
τρέχοντος — 1x
τρεχόντων — 1x
τρέχουσιν — 1x
τρέχω — 2x
τρέχωμεν — 1x
δραμὼν — 3x
ἔδραμεν — 2x
ἔδραμον — 3x
ἐτρέχετε — 1x
ἔτρεχον — 1x
τρέχει — 1x
τρέχετε — 1x
τρέχῃ — 1x
τρέχοντες — 1x
τρέχοντος — 1x
τρεχόντων — 1x
τρέχουσιν — 1x
τρέχω — 2x
τρέχωμεν — 1x
δράμε — 4x
δραμεῗν — 2x
δραμεῗται — 1x
δραμοῦμαι — 4x
δραμοῦμεν — 1x
δραμοῦνται — 3x
δραμοῦσα — 2x
δράμω — 2x
ἔδραμε — 1x
ἔδραμεν — 12x
ἔδραμον — 8x
ἔτρεχεν — 1x
ἔτρεχον — 1x
τρέχει — 2x
τρέχεις — 1x
τρέχῃς — 1x
τρέχοντα — 2x
τρέχοντες — 2x
τρεχόντων — 2x
τρέχουσιν — 3x
τρέχων — 3x
Dictionary Aids

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TDNT Reference: 8:226,1189

Strong’s Definitions

τρέχω tréchō, trekh'-o; apparently a primary verb (properly, θρέχω thréchō; compare G2359); which uses δρέμω drémō drem'-o (the base of G1408) as alternate in certain tenses; to run or walk hastily (literally or figuratively):—have course, run.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's G5143 in the following manner: run (19x), have course (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's G5143 in the following manner: run (19x), have course (1x).
  1. to run

    1. of persons in haste

    2. of those who run in a race course

  2. metaph.

    1. of doctrine rapidly propagated

    2. by a metaphor taken from runners in a race, to exert one's self, strive hard

    3. to spend one's strength in performing or attaining something

    4. word occurs in Greek writings denoting to incur extreme peril, which it requires the exertion of all one's effort to overcome

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τρέχω tréchō, trekh'-o; apparently a primary verb (properly, θρέχω thréchō; compare G2359); which uses δρέμω drémō drem'-o (the base of G1408) as alternate in certain tenses; to run or walk hastily (literally or figuratively):—have course, run.
STRONGS G5143:
τρέχω; 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.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:48; 28:8
Mark
5:6; 15:36
Luke
15:20; 24:12
John
20:2; 20:4
Romans
9:16
1 Corinthians
9:24; 9:26
Galatians
2:2; 5:7
Philippians
2:16
2 Thessalonians
3:1
Hebrews
12:1
Revelation
9:9
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