Strong G4063περιτρέχω

to run around

Transliteration
peritrechō
Pronunciation
per-ee-trekh'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G4012 and G5143 (including its alternate); to run around that is traverse: - run through.

Detailed definition

περι-τρέχω
[in LXX: Amo.8:12, Jer.5:1 (שׁוּט pi.) *;]
to run about: with accusative loc., Mrk.6:55.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G4063 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • run1

First verses

  1. Mark 6:55
    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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Detailed Greek dictionary
περιτρέχω,
future - θρέξομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 193, - δρᾰμοῦμαι [prev. author] “V.” 138)]: aorist περιέδρᾰμον [Refs ([prev. author] “Eq.” 56)]; but infinitive - θρέξαι [Refs ([prev. author] “Th.” 657)]: perfect - δεδράμηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Clitopho” 41o a, -δέδρομα (see. below 11.1b))]:—run round and round, τὸ δῶμα π., said by a drunken man, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 505; π. τὰ κυνίδια 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 13.8; π. δεῦρο 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 138)]; π. εἰς ταὐτόν come round, return to the same point, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 200c, compare “Clit.” [prev. cited])]
2 run about everywhere, οἱ δὲ πυππάζουσι περιτρέχοντες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 52; κύκλῳ π. καὶ βοᾶν 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 174.1; π. ὅπῃ τύχοιμι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 173a, compare 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 30.21)]: generally, to be in motion, circulate, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.3.24)]; ἡ περιτρέχουσα ὑγρότης flexibility of movement, of a surgeon operating, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.67e.)]
3metaphorically, to be current, in vogue, ταῦτα περιτρέχοντα πᾶσι προσφέρεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 202a)]; ἡ περιτρέχουσα ἑταιρεία common society, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ep.” 333e)]; ὀνόματα περιτρέχοντα current, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Dinarcho” 2)]; τέχνη περιτρέχουσα, of Rhetoric, comprehensive art, ars circumcurrens, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Quintilianus Rhetor Latinus “Inst.” 2.21.7.)]
II with accusative, run round, τὴν λίμνην κύκλῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 193)]; run round searching, τὴν Πύκνα πᾶσαν [Refs ([prev. author] “Th.” 657)]; run up to from all sides, τὸν δὲ βληθέντα περιέδραμε ὅμιλος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.128.)]
II.b of things, especially in perfect -δέδρομα, encompass, surround, περιδέδρομεν ἅψεα νοῦσος [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 3.676; φήμη κακὴ -δέδρομεν αὐτούς 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 2.298; ὠκεανὸς π. γαῖαν 2nd c.AD: Dionysius Periegeta 41, compare 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus “Epigrammata” 4.5.)]
II.2 metaphorically, circumvent, take in, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 56.)]