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G1998 · Greek · New Testament
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episuntrecho
Verb
To run together to, to crowd upon

Definition

From G1909 (epi, upon), G4862 (sun, together), and G5143 (trecho, to run). To run together upon โ€” a vivid picture of a crowd surging toward a spectacle. Used in Mark 9:25 when Jesus saw the crowd running together toward the scene of the demoniac boy.

Usage & Theological Significance

When Jesus saw the crowd episuntrecho-ing (Mark 9:25), He acted swiftly to deliver the boy before the gathering mob could turn the miracle into a spectacle. The word captures the human instinct to rush toward drama โ€” crowds are drawn to the extraordinary. Jesus, by contrast, consistently resisted spectacle-driven ministry. He healed privately, told people not to spread the news, and withdrew from crowds that wanted to make Him king by force. The theological principle: God's power is not a show. The kingdom advances not through public spectacle but through quiet, costly obedience.

Key Bible Verses

Mark 9:25
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him.
Mark 9:26
And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
Mark 6:33
And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them.
John 6:15
When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
Mark 1:45
But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city.

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