προλαμβάνω
prolambanō · do beforehand
Greek word · Strong’s number G4301 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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prolambanō (προλαμβάνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “do beforehand”.
Do something ahead of time; also be caught, overtaken.
How to say it
pro·lam·ba·nō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To do something before the expected time.
- To be found out suddenly in a fault.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- caught ×1
- goes ahead with ×1
- she has anticipated ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Mark 14:8
What she had she did; she has anticipated anointing my body for burial.
- 1 Corinthians 11:21
for in eating, each one goes ahead with his own supper, and one is hungry and another gets drunk.
- Galatians 6:1
Brothers, even if a person is caught in some trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, watching yourself, lest you too be tempted.