verb

prolambamō

Greekπρολαμβάνω (prolambanō)

Strong’sG4301

I take before, anticipate, am overtaken

stem prolamb-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

beforehand1×caught1×goes ahead1×

What it means

** προ-λαμβάνω,

[in LXX: Wi 17:11 א2, Wi 17:17 א2B*;]

1. to take beforehand: c. acc., I Co 11:21 (but v. infr.).

2. to be beforehand, anticipate (in cl., c. acc., gen. or dat.): c. inf. (= cl. φθάνω, v. Bl., § 69, 4; Swete, in l.), Mk 14:8.

3. to overtake, surprise: pass., Ga 6:1 (on the virtual disappearance of the temporal force of the preposition in this compound here and perhaps also in I Co 11:21, v. MM, xxi).†

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

Strong’s G4301 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidprol-am-ban'-o

to take in advance, i.e. (literally) eat before others have an opportunity; (figuratively) to anticipate, surprise

Fromfrom G4253 and G2983;

King Jamescome aforehand, overtake, take before.

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
prolambatōπρολαμβάνει	happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular	goes ahead	1×
prolambataπροέλαβεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	beforehand	1×
prolambiteiaπρολημφθῇ	happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular	caught	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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	prolambamō	prolambame	prolambami	prolambama	prolambamē	prolambamelē
you 2nd person singular	prolambasō	prolambase	prolambasi	prolambasa	prolambasē	prolambaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prolambatō1×προλαμβάνει	prolambate	prolambati	prolambata1×προέλαβεν	prolambatē	prolambatelē
we 1st person plural	prolambanō	prolambane	prolambani	prolambana	prolambanē	prolambanelē
ye 2nd person plural	prolambavō	prolambave	prolambavi	prolambava	prolambavē	prolambavelē
they 3rd person plural	prolambalō	prolambale	prolambali	prolambala	prolambalē	prolambalelē

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	prolambimō	prolambime	prolambimi	prolambima	prolambimē	prolambimelē
you 2nd person singular	prolambisō	prolambise	prolambisi	prolambisa	prolambisē	prolambiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prolambitō	prolambite	prolambiti	prolambita	prolambitē	prolambitelē
we 1st person plural	prolambinō	prolambine	prolambini	prolambina	prolambinē	prolambinelē
ye 2nd person plural	prolambivō	prolambive	prolambivi	prolambiva	prolambivē	prolambivelē
they 3rd person plural	prolambilō	prolambile	prolambili	prolambila	prolambilē	prolambilelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	prolambameiō	prolambameia	prolambameiē
you 2nd person singular	prolambaseiō	prolambaseia	prolambaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prolambateiō	prolambateia	prolambateiē
we 1st person plural	prolambaneiō	prolambaneia	prolambaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	prolambaveiō	prolambaveia	prolambaveiē
they 3rd person plural	prolambaleiō	prolambaleia	prolambaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	prolambimeiō	prolambimeia	prolambimeiē
you 2nd person singular	prolambiseiō	prolambiseia	prolambiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prolambiteiō	prolambiteia1×προλημφθῇ	prolambiteiē
we 1st person plural	prolambineiō	prolambineia	prolambineiē
ye 2nd person plural	prolambiveiō	prolambiveia	prolambiveiē
they 3rd person plural	prolambileiō	prolambileia	prolambileiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	prolambasōr	prolambasar	prolambasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prolambatōr	prolambatar	prolambatēr
ye 2nd person plural	prolambavōr	prolambavar	prolambavēr
they 3rd person plural	prolambalōr	prolambalar	prolambalēr

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	prolambisōr	prolambisar	prolambisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prolambitōr	prolambitar	prolambitēr
ye 2nd person plural	prolambivōr	prolambivar	prolambivēr
they 3rd person plural	prolambilōr	prolambilar	prolambilēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	prolambamoiō	prolambamoia
you 2nd person singular	prolambasoiō	prolambasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prolambatoiō	prolambatoia
we 1st person plural	prolambanoiō	prolambanoia
ye 2nd person plural	prolambavoiō	prolambavoia
they 3rd person plural	prolambaloiō	prolambaloia

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	prolambimoiō	prolambimoia
you 2nd person singular	prolambisoiō	prolambisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prolambitoiō	prolambitoia
we 1st person plural	prolambinoiō	prolambinoia
ye 2nd person plural	prolambivoiō	prolambivoia
they 3rd person plural	prolambiloiō	prolambiloia

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	prolambarō	prolambari	prolambara	prolambarē
acted on passive voice	prolambirō	prolambiri	prolambira	prolambirē

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	prolambarōtos	prolambaritos	prolambaratos	prolambarētos
acted on passive voice	prolambirōtos	prolambiritos	prolambiratos	prolambirētos

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

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

prolamb 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

prolambatō“goes ahead”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×

1 Corinthians 11:21“goes ahead”hekastos gar tem idiem deipnem prolambatō en te esthiara, kai hos men peinatō, hos de methuatō.For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.

prolambata“beforehand”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Mark 14:8“beforehand”hem echata poiata, prolambata murizara tem sōmem mu eis ton entafiasmon.She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.

prolambiteia“caught”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×

Galatians 6:1“caught”Adelfoir, ean kai prolambiteia anthrōpos en tine paraptōme, vis tois pneumatikois katartizavōr ton toiouton en pneume prautau, skoparōtos siauton, mē kai sis peiraziseia.Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.