verb
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*;]
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
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
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.
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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 it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| prolabatōπρολαμβάνει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | goes ahead | 1× |
| prolabataπροέλαβεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | beforehand | 1× |
| prolabiteiaπρολημφθῇ | 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 | prolabamō | prolabame | prolabami | prolabama | prolabamē | prolabamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prolabasō | prolabase | prolabasi | prolabasa | prolabasē | prolabaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolabatō1×προλαμβάνει | prolabate | prolabati | prolabata1×προέλαβεν | prolabatē | prolabatelē |
| we 1st person plural | prolabanō | prolabane | prolabani | prolabana | prolabanē | prolabanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolabavō | prolabave | prolabavi | prolabava | prolabavē | prolabavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prolabalō | prolabale | prolabali | prolabala | prolabalē | prolabalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prolabomō | prolabome | prolabomē | prolabomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prolabosō | prolabose | prolabosē | prolaboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolabotō | prolabote | prolabotē | prolabotelē |
| we 1st person plural | prolabonō | prolabone | prolabonē | prolabonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolabovō | prolabove | prolabovē | prolabovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prolabolō | prolabole | prolabolē | prolabolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prolabimi | prolabima |
| you 2nd person singular | prolabisi | prolabisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolabiti | prolabita |
| we 1st person plural | prolabini | prolabina |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolabivi | prolabiva |
| they 3rd person plural | prolabili | prolabila |
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 | prolabameiō | prolabameia | prolabameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prolabaseiō | prolabaseia | prolabaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolabateiō | prolabateia | prolabateiē |
| we 1st person plural | prolabaneiō | prolabaneia | prolabaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolabaveiō | prolabaveia | prolabaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prolabaleiō | prolabaleia | prolabaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prolabomeiō | prolabomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prolaboseiō | prolaboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolaboteiō | prolaboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | prolaboneiō | prolaboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolaboveiō | prolaboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prolaboleiō | prolaboleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prolabimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | prolabiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolabiteia1×προλημφθῇ |
| we 1st person plural | prolabineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolabiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | prolabileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prolabasōr | prolabasar | prolabasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolabatōr | prolabatar | prolabatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolabavōr | prolabavar | prolabavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prolabalōr | prolabalar | prolabalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prolabosōr | prolabosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolabotōr | prolabotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolabovōr | prolabovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prolabolōr | prolabolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prolabisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolabitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolabivar |
| they 3rd person plural | prolabilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prolabamoiō | prolabamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | prolabasoiō | prolabasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolabatoiō | prolabatoia |
| we 1st person plural | prolabanoiō | prolabanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolabavoiō | prolabavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prolabaloiō | prolabaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prolabomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | prolabosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolabotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | prolabonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolabovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | prolaboloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prolabimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | prolabisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prolabitoia |
| we 1st person plural | prolabinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prolabivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prolabiloia |
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 | prolabarō | prolabari | prolabara | prolabarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | prolaborō | prolaborē | ||
| acted on passive voice | prolabiri | prolabira |
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 | prolabarōntos | prolabarintos | prolabarantos | prolabarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | prolaborōntos | prolaborēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | prolabirintos | prolabirantos |
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
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 …