to flock
suntrecho describes people moving together, either gathering toward others or joining them in a shared course.
The attested use describes persons moving together toward others or alongside them: a crowd gathers to Peter and John, people hurry toward a destination, and others are depicted as running with companions in their conduct.
Senses in use
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Moving together with or toward others · dominant
In Acts 3:11, the aorist singular form occurs as all the people gather toward Peter and John while the healed man clings to them; the APB renders the scene, “all the people ran together to them.” In Mark 6:33, the aorist plural form describes many people moving from the cities and arriving ahead; the APB renders, “they hurried on foot from all the cities and arrived ahead of them.” In 1 Peter 4:4, the present participle depicts others running with the readers into the same conduct; the APB renders, “you do not run with them into the same outpouring of debauchery.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the movement with “ran together” in Acts 3:11, “hurried on foot” in Mark 6:33, and “run with them” in 1 Peter 4:4. These phrases confirm the scenes without assigning a separate English equivalent in every verse.