Lexicon
εἰστρέχω
eistrechō
G1532
G:V Greek

to run in

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eistrecho describes a woman’s movement inside after recognizing Peter’s voice.

The attested use describes moving inside: in Acts 12:14, the feminine singular aorist active participle occurs in the account of a woman who recognizes Peter’s voice and then goes inside to announce his presence.

Senses in use

  1. Moving inside to announce news · dominant

    In Acts 12:14, εἰσδραμοῦσα is a feminine singular aorist active participle in the sequence after the woman recognizes Peter’s voice. The APB renders the verse with her not opening the gate but going inside and announcing that Peter stood at the gate.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 12:14, the APB presents the action as “ran inside” before the woman announces Peter’s presence. This rendering is treated as confirmation of the verse’s action sequence.

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