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Lexicon :: Strong's G4301 - prolambanō

Aa
προλαμβάνω
Transliteration
prolambanō (Key)
Pronunciation
prol-am-ban'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
3x in 3 unique form(s) TR
3x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:14,495

Strong’s Definitions

προλαμβάνω prolambánō, prol-am-ban'-o; from G4253 and G2983; to take in advance, i.e. (literally) eat before others have an opportunity; (figuratively) to anticipate, surprise:—come aforehand, overtake, take before.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4301 in the following manner: come aforehand (1x), take before (1x), overtake (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4301 in the following manner: come aforehand (1x), take before (1x), overtake (1x).

  1. to take before

  2. to anticipate, to forestall

  3. to take one by forestalling (him i.e. before he can flee or conceal his crime)

    1. surprise, detect

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
προλαμβάνω prolambánō, prol-am-ban'-o; from G4253 and G2983; to take in advance, i.e. (literally) eat before others have an opportunity; (figuratively) to anticipate, surprise:—come aforehand, overtake, take before.
STRONGS G4301:
προλαμβάνω; 2 aorist προελαβον; 1 aorist passive subjunctive 3 person singular προληφθῇ (προλημφθῇ L T Tr WH; see under the word Mu); from Herodotus down;
1. to take before: τί, 1 Corinthians 11:21.
2. to anticipate, to forestall: προέλαβε μυρίσαι, she has anticipated the anointing (hath anointed beforehand), Mark 14:8; cf. Meyer at the passage; Winer's Grammar, § 54, 4.
3. to take one by forestalling (him i. e. before he can flee or conceal his crime), i. e. surprise, detect (Wis. 17:16): τινα ἐν παραπτώματι, passive, Galatians 6:1; cf. Winer, Epistle to the Galatians, the passage cited
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
14:8
1 Corinthians
11:21
Galatians
6:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4301 matches the Greek προλαμβάνω (prolambanō),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:21 - for when you eat, each one hurries to get his own supper first [not waiting for others or the poor]. So one goes hungry while another gets drunk.

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Brothers, if anyone is caught in any sin, you who are spiritual [that is, you who are responsive to the guidance of the Spirit] are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness [not with a sense of superiority or self-righteousness], keeping a watchful eye on yourself, so that you are not tempted as well.

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