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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

προλαμβάνω

Lemmaπρολαμβάνω
Citation formπρολαμβάνω
Part of speechverb
GlossI take before, anticipate, am overtaken
Strong’sG4301
Transliterationprolambánō
Definitionto take in advance, i.e. (literally) eat before others have an opportunity; (figuratively) to anticipate, surprise
KJV glosses:--come aforehand, overtake, take before.
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences3

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
προέλαβεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--)Mark 14:8
προλαμβάνει
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--)1 Corinthians 11:21
προλημφθῇ
verb, third person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3APS-S--)Galatians 6:1

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: προλαμβανω.