Peritréchō (περιτρέχω) means to run through, to run around, to hasten about a region. Combines peri (around) + trechō (to run). Appears once in the NT.
Mark 6:55: when Jesus arrived at Gennesaret, people 'ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.' Peritrechō captures desperate faith — people didn't send polite invitations; they ran. They didn't wait for the sick to self-present; they carried them. The response to Jesus should be characterized by urgency, not complacency. Combined with Jesus healing all who came (v.56), it reveals infinite compassion — no case too hard, no person beyond reach.