φθάνω
phthanōVerbG5348
to precede/arrive
From: apparently a primary verb;
Short Definition
to be beforehand, i.e. anticipate or precede; by extension, to have arrived at
Full Lexicon Entry
1.to come before another, anticipate
2.In late writers and MGr. (see Kennedy, Sources, 156; Lft., Notes, 35), to come, arrive
LXX Usage: for נָגַע hi., מְטָא, etc.
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology G:V
DescriptionGreek Verb
Occurrences
7 timesAppears 7 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
1 Thessalonians
2
2 Corinthians
1
Luke
1
Matthew
1
Philippians
1
Key Passages
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15
- 2 Corinthians 10:14
- Luke 11:20
- Matthew 12:28
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