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verb

Greekπρολαμβάνω (prolambanō)
Biblang

prolabamō

Strong’sG4301

I take before, anticipate, am overtaken

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

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

** 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.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
προλαμβάνω,
future -λήψομαιRefs 5th c.BC+aorist προὔλαβον:—passive, see belowRefs:— take or receive before, τὴν πόλιν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀργύριον π. receive money in advance, Refs 5th c.BC+; μισθὸν τῆς ἀγγελίας for the message, Refs 2nd c.AD+; π. τὴν ἡλικίαν Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τὴν αὔξησιν begin their growth before, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to be contained in advance, ἐν τῷ ὄντι ἄρα ζωὴ προείληπται καὶ ὁ νοῦς Refs 5th c.AD+
2 take or seize beforehand, Refs 4th c.BC+; τοῦτο π., ὅπως σώσομεν provide that.., Refsparticiple, προλαβὼν κατεγνωκότας ὑμᾶς having first procured your vote of condemnation, Refs:—passive, σῶμα προειλημμένον ὑπὸ νόσου Refs
2.b get or take as a start, προειλήφασι πολὺν χρόνον have had a long start, Refs 3rd c.BC+; π. τῆς νυκτὸς ὁπόσον ἂν δυναίμην Refs 2nd c.AD+
3 take in preference, τι πρό τινος Refs 5th c.BC+
4 take away or off before, ἐκ γὰρ οἴκων προὔλαβον μόγις πόδα, μὴ θανεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+
5 assume in advance, τὴν ὁλότητα προλαβὼν ἐγέννησεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς τὴν παντότητα Refs 5th c.AD+; προειλήφθω.. δισχιλίων σταδίων τὸ βάθος [εἶναι] Refs 2nd c.BC+
II to be beforehand with, anticipate,
II.1 with accusative person, get the start of, τὰς κύνας Refs 5th c.BC+; βραχὺν χρόνον π. ἡμᾶς, i.e. in dying, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἵνα μὴ -λημφθῶμεν (i.e. by death) Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 with accusative of things, π. γόους, μαντεύματα, Refs 5th c.BC+; of mental anticipation, π. ὡς οὕτως ἔχον πρὶν γινόμενον οὕτως ἰδεῖν Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 with genitive spatii, π. τῆς ὁδοῦ get a start on the way, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. τῆς διώξεως get a start of the pursuers, Refs 1st c.BC+ speaking first, Philicus in Refs
II.3.b generally, π. τῶν κηρύκων anticipate them, Refs 4th c.BC+; τοῦ χρόνου π. precede in point of time, Refs
II.4 with dative modi, π. τῷ δρόμῳ get a start in running, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 with infinitive, προέλαβε μυρίσαι NT
II.6 detect, ἐν παραπτώματι NT
II.7 anticipate, τι τῶν μελλόντων Refs 1st c.AD+
II.8 absolutely, προὔλαβε πολλῷ was far ahead, Refs 5th c.BC+; gain an advantage, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.8.b anticipate the event, prejudge, ἐπειδὰν ἅπαντ᾽ ἀκούσητε κρίνατε, μὴ πρότερον προλαμβάνετε Refsby anticipation, Refs 5th c.BC+; come before the time, opposed to ὑστερίζειν, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of corn-buyers, buy earlier, Refs 2nd c.BC+:— middle, προλαμβάνου Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, τὸ προειλημμένον that which is prejudged, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.8.c precede, go before, ὁ προλαβὼν βίος his previous life,Refs 4th c.BC+what precedes, Refs 6th c.AD+; ἡ προλαβοῦσα τράπεζα the preceding meal, Refs 4th c.AD+; also τῶν προλαβόντων τἢν μνήμην the memory of the past, Refs 5th c.BC+
III repeat from the origin, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV Philos., form a preconception (compare πρόληψις), prejudge, οἷα προειλήφαμεν Refs 1st c.BC+:—middle, Refs:— passive, Refs 1st c.AD+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

beforehand1×caught1×goes ahead1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
prolabatōπρολαμβάνειhappening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singulargoes ahead1×
prolabataπροέλαβενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularbeforehand1×
prolabiteiaπρολημφθῇhappened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singularcaught1×

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularprolabamōprolabameprolabamiprolabamaprolabamēprolabamelē
you 2nd person singularprolabasōprolabaseprolabasiprolabasaprolabasēprolabaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolabatō1×προλαμβάνειprolabateprolabatiprolabata1×προέλαβενprolabatēprolabatelē
we 1st person pluralprolabanōprolabaneprolabaniprolabanaprolabanēprolabanelē
ye 2nd person pluralprolabavōprolabaveprolabaviprolabavaprolabavēprolabavelē
they 3rd person pluralprolabalōprolabaleprolabaliprolabalaprolabalēprolabalelē

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularprolabomōprolabomeprolabomēprolabomelē
you 2nd person singularprolabosōprolaboseprolabosēprolaboselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolabotōprolaboteprolabotēprolabotelē
we 1st person pluralprolabonōprolaboneprolabonēprolabonelē
ye 2nd person pluralprolabovōprolaboveprolabovēprolabovelē
they 3rd person pluralprolabolōprolaboleprolabolēprolabolelē

acted on passive voice

Who personwill happen futurehappened aorist
I 1st person singularprolabimiprolabima
you 2nd person singularprolabisiprolabisa
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolabitiprolabita
we 1st person pluralprolabiniprolabina
ye 2nd person pluralprolabiviprolabiva
they 3rd person pluralprolabiliprolabila
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularprolabameiōprolabameiaprolabameiē
you 2nd person singularprolabaseiōprolabaseiaprolabaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolabateiōprolabateiaprolabateiē
we 1st person pluralprolabaneiōprolabaneiaprolabaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralprolabaveiōprolabaveiaprolabaveiē
they 3rd person pluralprolabaleiōprolabaleiaprolabaleiē

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularprolabomeiōprolabomeiē
you 2nd person singularprolaboseiōprolaboseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolaboteiōprolaboteiē
we 1st person pluralprolaboneiōprolaboneiē
ye 2nd person pluralprolaboveiōprolaboveiē
they 3rd person pluralprolaboleiōprolaboleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularprolabimeia
you 2nd person singularprolabiseia
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolabiteia1×προλημφθῇ
we 1st person pluralprolabineia
ye 2nd person pluralprolabiveia
they 3rd person pluralprolabileia
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularprolabasōrprolabasarprolabasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolabatōrprolabatarprolabatēr
ye 2nd person pluralprolabavōrprolabavarprolabavēr
they 3rd person pluralprolabalōrprolabalarprolabalēr

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularprolabosōrprolabosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolabotōrprolabotēr
ye 2nd person pluralprolabovōrprolabovēr
they 3rd person pluralprolabolōrprolabolēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappened aorist
you 2nd person singularprolabisar
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolabitar
ye 2nd person pluralprolabivar
they 3rd person pluralprolabilar
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularprolabamoiōprolabamoia
you 2nd person singularprolabasoiōprolabasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolabatoiōprolabatoia
we 1st person pluralprolabanoiōprolabanoia
ye 2nd person pluralprolabavoiōprolabavoia
they 3rd person pluralprolabaloiōprolabaloia

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularprolabomoiō
you 2nd person singularprolabosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolabotoiō
we 1st person pluralprolabonoiō
ye 2nd person pluralprolabovoiō
they 3rd person pluralprolaboloiō

acted on passive voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularprolabimoia
you 2nd person singularprolabisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularprolabitoia
we 1st person pluralprolabinoia
ye 2nd person pluralprolabivoia
they 3rd person pluralprolabiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceprolabarōprolabariprolabaraprolabarē
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voiceprolaborōprolaborē
acted on passive voiceprolabiriprolabira
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceprolabarōntosprolabarintosprolabarantosprolabarēntos
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voiceprolaborōntosprolaborēntos
acted on passive voiceprolabirintosprolabirantos

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

prolab 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

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

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

1 Corinthians 11:21hekastos gar tem idiem deipnem prolabatō en te esthiara, kai hos men …… as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one …

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

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

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

Galatians 6:1Adelfoir, ean kai prolabiteia anthrōpos en tine paraptōme, vis tois …Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are …