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Strong's G5143 τρέχω (trecho)

Trecho means “run” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5143 — nezeq (“damage”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5143
Language Greek
Linked Usages 80
Books 34

Strong's G5143 Quick Answer

Strong's G5143 τρέχω (trecho) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. trecho (trekh'-o) (or dremo drem'-o (base G1408) in certain tenses) v. 1. to run {literally or figuratively} It has 80 linked Bible usages across 34 books. Visible English usage signals include run. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
trecho (trekh'-o) (or dremo drem'-o (base G1408) in certain tenses) v. 1. to run {literally or figuratively}
Usage
80 linked usages
Books
34 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
run

Meaning and Definition

trecho (trekh'-o) (or dremo drem'-o (base G1408) in certain tenses) v. 1. to run {literally or figuratively} [apparently a primary verb (properly, threcho)] KJV: have course, run Compare: G2359 See also: G1408

Original Word
τρέχω
Transliteration
trecho
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5143. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to run

Usage: τρέχω [in LXX chiefly for רוּץ ;] to run: Mrk.5:6, Jhn.20:2, 4, 1Co.9:24 9:26; with inf., Mat.28:8; before ἐπί, Luk.24:12 [T [WH] R, mg., om.]; εἰς, Rev.9:9; ptcp., δραμών, with indic., Mat.27:48, Mrk.15:36, Luk.15:20. Metaphorical, from runners in a race, of swiftness or of effort to attain an end: Rom.9:16, Gal.2:2 5:7, Php.2:16; τ. ἀγῶνα (Hdt., Eur., al.), Heb.12:1; ὁ λόγος τ. κυρίου (cf. Psa.147:4), ἕως τάχους δραμεῖται ὁ λ. αὐτοῦ), 2Th.3:1 (cf.

εἰς-, κατα-, περι-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, ἐπι-συν-, ὑπο-τρέχω) δράμω, obsol., to run, see: τρέχω (AS)

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How Strong's G5143 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render trecho, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

run Matthew 28:8

How Strong's G5143 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 54 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5143 (τρέχω) appears 66 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5143 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5143 in the New Testament

17 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 27:48 KJV

And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

Matthew 28:8 KJV

And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

Mark 5:6 KJV

But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

Strong's G5143 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

54 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 18:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And Abraham ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hastened to dress it.

Genesis 24:20 Septuagint / Brenton

And she hastened, and emptied the waterpot into the trough, and ran to the well to draw again, and drew water for all the camels.

Genesis 24:28 Septuagint / Brenton

And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according to these words.

Strong's G5143 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

9 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 2:24 Septuagint / Brenton

Which thing when Mattathias saw, he was inflamed with zeal, and his reins trembled, neither could he forbear to show his anger according to judgment: wherefore he ran, and slew him upon the altar.

1 Maccabees 2:32 Septuagint / Brenton

they pursued after them a great number, and having overtaken them, they camped against them, and made war against them on the Sabbath day.

2 Maccabees 5:2 Septuagint / Brenton

and then it happened, that through all the city, for the space almost of forty days, there were seen horsemen running in the air, in cloth of gold, and armed with lances, like a band of soldiers,

Usage Excerpts

First 80 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5143.

Genesis 18:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abraham ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hastened to dress it.
Genesis 24:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she hastened, and emptied the waterpot into the trough, and ran to the well to draw again, and drew water for all the camels.
Genesis 24:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according to these words.
Genesis 24:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to meet the man, to the well.
Genesis 29:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he told Rachel that he was the near relative of her father, and the son of Rebekah; and she ran and reported to her father according to these words.
Genesis 29:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Laban heard the name of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him, and brought him into his house; and he told Laban all these sayings.
Numbers 17:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Aaron took as Moses spoke to him, and ran among the congregation, for already the plague had begun among the people; and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
Joshua 7:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent into the camp; and these things were hidden in his tent, and the silver under them.
Judges 7:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every man stood in his place round about the host; and all the host ran, and sounded an alarm, and fled.
Judges 13:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woman hastened, and ran, and brought word to her husband, and said to him, Behold the man who came in the other day to me has appeared to me.
Judges 15:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they came to Lehi: and the Philistines shouted, and ran to meet him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as tow which is burned with fire; and his bonds were consumed from off his hands.
1 Kingdoms 3:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I did not call thee; return, go to sleep; and he returned and went to sleep.
1 Kingdoms 4:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the battle, and he came to Shiloh on that day: and his clothes were rent, and earth was upon his head.
1 Kingdoms 10:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upward.
1 Kingdoms 17:51 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David ran, and stood upon him, and took his sword, and slew him, and cut off his head: and the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, and they fled.
1 Kingdoms 20:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thy father do in anywise inquire for me, then shalt thou say, David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, for there is there a yearly sacrifice for all the family.
1 Kingdoms 20:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to the boy, Run, find me the arrows which I shoot: and the boy ran, and Jonathan shot an arrow, and sent it beyond him.
2 Kingdoms 18:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, Let me run now and carry glad tidings to the king, for the Lord has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.
2 Kingdoms 18:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said again to Joab, Nay, let me also run after Hushai. And Joab said, Why wouldest thou thus run, my son? attend, thou hast no tidings for profit if thou go.
2 Kingdoms 18:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Why should I not run? and Joab said to him, Run. And Ahimaaz ran along the way of Kechar, and outran Hushai.
2 Kingdoms 18:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up on the top of the gate of the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone before him.
2 Kingdoms 18:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman cried at the gate, and said, And look, another man running alone. And the king said, He also brings glad tidings.
2 Kingdoms 22:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For by thee shall I run as a girded man, And by my God shall I leap over a wall.
3 Kingdoms 18:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah, and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to Jezreel.
4 Kingdoms 4:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she called her husband, and said, Send now for me one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I will ride quickly to the man of God, and return.
4 Kingdoms 4:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now run to meet her, and thou shalt say, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? and she said, It is well.
4 Kingdoms 5:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gehazi the servant of Elisha said, Behold, my Lord has spared this Syrian Naaman, so as not to take of his hand what he has brought: as the Lord lives, I will surely run after him, and take somewhat of him.
4 Kingdoms 5:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Gehazi followed after Naaman: and Naaman saw him running after him, and turned back from his chariot to meet him.
4 Kingdoms 11:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Athaliah heard the sound of the people running, and she went in to the people to the house of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 23:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Athaliah heard the sound of the people running, and acknowledging and praising the king: and she went in to the king into the house of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 30:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the posts went with the letters from the king and the princes to all Israel and Judah, according to the command of the king, saying, Children of Israel, return to the Lord God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, and bring back them that have escaped even those that were left of the hand of the king of Assyria.
2 Chronicles 30:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the posts went through from city to city in Mount Ephraim, and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun: and they as it were laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
2 Chronicles 35:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thus they did till the morning. And they roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance; and boiled the holy pieces in copper vessels and caldrons, and the feast went on well, and they quickly served all the children of the people.
Job 15:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he has run against him with insolence, On the thickness of the back of his shield.
Job 16:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They overthrew me with fall upon fall: They ran upon me in their might.
Job 41:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And power is lodged in his neck, Before him destruction runs.
Psalms 18:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the sun he has set his tabernacle; And he comes forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber: He will exult as a giant to run his course.
Psalms 58:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Without iniquity I ran and directed my course aright: Awake to help me, and behold.
Psalms 61:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They only took counsel to set at nought mine honor: I ran in thirst: With their mouth they blessed, but with their heart they cursed. Pause.
Psalms 118:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I ran the way of thy commandments, When thou didst enlarge my heart.
Psalms 147:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He sends his oracle to the earth: His word will run swiftly.
Proverbs 1:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs 4:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For when thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And when thou runnest, thou shalt not be distressed.
Proverbs 7:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Not knowing that he is running for his life.
Song of Solomon 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They have drawn thee: We will run after thee, for the smell of thine ointments: The king has brought me into his closet: Let us rejoice and be glad in thee; We will love thy breasts more than wine: Righteousness loves thee.
Isaiah 40:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
but they that wait on God shall renew their strength; they shall put forth new feathers like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not hunger.
Isaiah 59:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their feet run to wickedness, swift to shed blood; their thoughts also are thoughts of murder; destruction and misery are in their ways;
Jeremiah 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hearken, I pray you, and hear: will they not speak thus, There is no man that repents of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? the runner has failed from his course, as a tired horse in his neighing.
Jeremiah 12:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy feet run, and they cause thee to faint; how wilt thou prepare to ride upon horses? and thou hast been confident in the land of thy peace? how wilt thou do in the roaring of Jordan?
Jeremiah 23:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I sent not the prophets, yet they ran: neither spoke I to them, yet they prophesied.
Daniel 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he came to the ram that had the horns, which I had seen standing in front of the Ulai, and he ran at him with the violence of his strength.
Joel 2:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As warriors shall they run, and as men of war shall they mount on the walls; and each shall move in his right path, and they shall not turn aside from their tracks:
Joel 2:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall seize upon the city, and run upon the walls, and go up upon the houses, and enter in through the windows as thieves.
Zechariah 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and spoke to him, saying, Run and speak to that young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be fully inhabited by reason of the abundance of men and cattle in the midst of her.
Matthew 27:48 New Testament, KJV
And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
Matthew 28:8 New Testament, KJV
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
Mark 5:6 New Testament, KJV
But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
Mark 15:36 New Testament, KJV
And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
Luke 15:20 New Testament, KJV
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Luke 24:12 New Testament, KJV
Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
John 20:2 New Testament, KJV
Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
John 20:4 New Testament, KJV
So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
Romans 9:16 New Testament, KJV
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
1 Corinthians 9:24 New Testament, KJV
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
1 Corinthians 9:26 New Testament, KJV
I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
Galatians 2:2 New Testament, KJV
And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
Galatians 5:7 New Testament, KJV
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
Philippians 2:16 New Testament, KJV
Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
2 Thessalonians 3:1 New Testament, KJV
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
Hebrews 12:1 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Revelation 9:9 New Testament, KJV
And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
1 Maccabees 2:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Which thing when Mattathias saw, he was inflamed with zeal, and his reins trembled, neither could he forbear to show his anger according to judgment: wherefore he ran, and slew him upon the altar.
1 Maccabees 2:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
they pursued after them a great number, and having overtaken them, they camped against them, and made war against them on the Sabbath day.
2 Maccabees 5:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and then it happened, that through all the city, for the space almost of forty days, there were seen horsemen running in the air, in cloth of gold, and armed with lances, like a band of soldiers,
4 Maccabees 12:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he, running up to the pans, said,
4 Maccabees 14:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But all of them, as though running the road to immortality, hastened on to death through tortures.
Daniel 1:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Daniel 1:38 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 151 1:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 151 1:38 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5143, grouped by book.

Genesis 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
John 2 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Galatians 2 usages, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5143 FAQ

What does trecho (τρέχω) mean?

Trecho (Strong's G5143) is a Greek word most simply glossed "run". trecho (trekh'-o) (or dremo drem'-o (base G1408) in certain tenses) v. 1. to run {literally or figuratively}

How many times is trecho (τρέχω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 80 linked usages for Strong's G5143 across 34 books.

Where can I study trecho (τρέχω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5143 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate trecho (τρέχω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as run. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5143 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 54 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 9 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5143, with linked reader references where each row is available.