peritrecho describes people moving about a whole region in response to hearing where someone was.

The attested use describes a group moving about the whole region after hearing where he was, before bringing sick people on pallets.

1. moving about a whole region · dominant

   In Mark 6:55, the aorist active indicative plural form refers to the group's movement through the whole region after they heard where he was; the APB renders the clause "They ran about the whole region" before describing the sick being carried on pallets.

   Mark 6:55

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 6:55, the APB presents the action as "They ran about the whole region." This wording is treated as the verse-level presentation of the action.