κατέδραμεν

katatréchō

ran down

To run down from a higher place (especially with urgency or haste); to descend quickly or rush down, often implying movement from an elevated structure, location, or position. The primary lexical meaning involves the physical action of descending at speed, with connotations of immediacy or eagerness in certain contexts.

G2701

Acts 21:32 · Word #7

Lexicon G2701

Lemmaκατατρέχω
Transliterationkatatréchō
Strong'sG2701
DefinitionTo run down from a higher place (especially with urgency or haste); to descend quickly or rush down, often implying movement from an elevated structure, location, or position. The primary lexical meaning involves the physical action of descending at speed, with connotations of immediacy or eagerness in certain contexts.

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseran down
Literalran-down

Lexical Info

Lemmaκατατρέχω
Strong'sG2701

SIBI-P1 Translation G2701-01

he rushed down

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past, completed action), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe compound root κατα- (down) + τρέχω (run) conveys running downward from an elevated place. The aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular, is rendered as a simple past action: "he rushed down," reflecting decisive completed movement.

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