verb

profthanamō

Greekπροφθάνω (profthanō)

Strong’sG4399

I anticipate

stem profthan-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

first1×

What it means

προ-φθάνω,

[in LXX chiefly for קדם pi.;]

c. ptcp. (as in cl., but more freq. the simple φθάνω, q.v.), to anticipate: Mt 17:25.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4399 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprof-than'-o

to get an earlier start of, i.e. anticipate

Fromfrom G4253 and G5348;

King Jamesprevent.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
profthanataπροέφθασεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	first	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	profthanamō	profthaname	profthanami	profthanama	profthanamē	profthanamelē
you 2nd person singular	profthanasō	profthanase	profthanasi	profthanasa	profthanasē	profthanaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	profthanatō	profthanate	profthanati	profthanata1×προέφθασεν	profthanatē	profthanatelē
we 1st person plural	profthananō	profthanane	profthanani	profthanana	profthananē	profthananelē
ye 2nd person plural	profthanavō	profthanave	profthanavi	profthanava	profthanavē	profthanavelē
they 3rd person plural	profthanalō	profthanale	profthanali	profthanala	profthanalē	profthanalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	profthanameiō	profthanameia	profthanameiē
you 2nd person singular	profthanaseiō	profthanaseia	profthanaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	profthanateiō	profthanateia	profthanateiē
we 1st person plural	profthananeiō	profthananeia	profthananeiē
ye 2nd person plural	profthanaveiō	profthanaveia	profthanaveiē
they 3rd person plural	profthanaleiō	profthanaleia	profthanaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	profthanasōr	profthanasar	profthanasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	profthanatōr	profthanatar	profthanatēr
ye 2nd person plural	profthanavōr	profthanavar	profthanavēr
they 3rd person plural	profthanalōr	profthanalar	profthanalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	profthanamoiō	profthanamoia
you 2nd person singular	profthanasoiō	profthanasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	profthanatoiō	profthanatoia
we 1st person plural	profthananoiō	profthananoia
ye 2nd person plural	profthanavoiō	profthanavoia
they 3rd person plural	profthanaloiō	profthanaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	profthanarō	profthanari	profthanara	profthanarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	profthanarōtos	profthanaritos	profthanaratos	profthanarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

profthanstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

profthan is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

profthanata“first”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Matthew 17:25“first”legatō; Nai. kai ercharaton eis tan oikian profthanata auton tos Iēsus legarōtos; Tinem si dokatō, Simōnor? tois basilevois tau gēau apo tinoiu lambalō teleim ē kēnson? apo toiu huioiu autoiu ē apo toiu allotrioiu?“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”