φθάνω
phthánō
“to be beforehand, i.e. anticipate or precede; by extension, to have arrived at”
9 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to be beforehand, i.e. anticipate or precede; by extension, to have arrived at
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
come before, precede, 1 Thess. 4:15; absol. to advance, make progress, 2 Cor. 10:14; Phil. 3:16; to come up with, come upon, be close at hand, Mt. 12:28; Lk. 11:20; 1 Thess. 2:16; to attain an object of pursuit, Rom. 9:31*
Translated in KJV as
(already) attaincomeprevent
Etymology
apparently a primary verb;
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