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προλαμβάνω

Transliteration: prolambano · verb

3x in NTFirst: Mark 14:8
MeaningI take before, anticipate, am overtaken
Part of speechverb
Frequency3x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsπροέλαβεν, προλαμβάνει, προλημφθῇ
Example versesMark 14:8 · 1Cor 11:21 · Gal 6:1
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What kind of word is προλαμβάνω?

προλαμβάνω (prolambano) is a verb that occurs 3 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I take before, anticipate, am overtaken” and first appears in Mark 14:8.

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