'Run' in the Bible
So not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin—the very one all of Asia and the world adore.”
In fact, we run a risk of being charged with rioting for what happened today, since there is no justification that we can give as a reason for this disorderly gathering.”
After hoisting it up, they used ropes and tackle and girded the ship. Then, fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the drift-anchor, and in this way they were driven along.
Then, fearing we might run aground in some rocky place, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight to come.
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land but sighted a bay with a beach. They planned to run the ship ashore if they could.