to take beforehand

Greek Verb

προ-λαμβάνω [in LXX: Wis.17:11 א2, Wis.17:17 א2B *;] 1) to take beforehand: with accusative, 1Co.11:21 (but see infr.). 2) to be beforehand, anticipate (in cl, with accusative, genitive or dative): with inf. (= cl. φθάνω, see Bl, § 69, 4; Swete, in l), Mrk.14:8. 3) to overtake, surprise: pass, Gal.6:1 (on the virtual disappearance of the temporal force of the preposi­tion in this compound here and perhaps also in 1Co, l.with, see MM, xxi). (AS)

to take beforehand

Greek Verb

προλαμβάνω, future -λήψομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist προὔλαβον:—passive, see below[Refs]:— 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, [Refs]participle, 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 [Refs]by 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+]

Greek

Verb

to take in advance, i.e. (literally) eat before others have an opportunity; (figuratively) to anticipate, surprise; come aforehand, overtake, take before; from g4253 (πρό) and g2983 (λαμβάνω)