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To take beforehand

προλαμβάνωStrong’s G4301

prolambanō

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Prolambanō is the Greek word usually translated “came beforehand”, “takes first” and “shall be overcome”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.”
Mark 14:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “came beforehand”, “takes first” and “shall be overcome”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • she came beforehand 1
  • takes first 1
  • shall be overcome 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Mark 1
  • 1 Corinthians 1
  • Galatians 1

3 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

προλαμβάνω prolambanō · to take beforehand

προ-λαμβάνω [in LXX: Wis.17:11 א2, Wis.17:17 א2B * ;] 1. to take beforehand: with accusative, 1Co.11:21 (but see infr.). 2. to be beforehand, anticipate (in cl., with accusative, genitive or dative): with inf. (= cl. φθάνω, see Bl., § 69, 4; Swete, in l), Mrk.14:8. 3. to overtake, surprise: pass., Gal.6:1 (on the virtual disappearance of the temporal force of the preposi­tion in this compound here and perhaps also in 1Co, l.with, see MM, xxi).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.