The Koine Bible

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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

προφθάνω

Lemmaπροφθάνω
Citation formπροφθάνω
Part of speechverb
GlossI anticipate
Strong’sG4399
Transliterationprophthánō
Definitionto get an earlier start of, i.e. anticipate
KJV glosses:--prevent.
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences1

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
προέφθασεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--)Matthew 17:25

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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