ΠΡΟΦΘΑΝΩ, προφθανω
PROPHTHANŌ, prophthanō
Sounds Like: pro-FTHA-no
Translations: to anticipate, to come before, to be beforehand, to prevent, to precede
From the root: ΠΡΟΦΘΑΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to anticipate, to come before, or to be beforehand. It implies arriving or acting prior to someone or something else, often with the sense of preventing or getting ahead. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΠΡΟ (PRO), meaning 'before' or 'in front of', and the verb ΦΘΑΝΩ (PHTHANO), meaning 'to come, arrive, reach'.
Inflection: First Person Singular, Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood
Strong’s number: G4391 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΦΘΑΝΩ.
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- ΠΡΟΕΦΘΑΚΕΝ — has anticipated, has come before, has gotten ahead of, has preceded
- ΠΡΟΕΦΘΑΣΑ — I anticipated, I came before, I preceded, I was beforehand, I got ahead of
- ΠΡΟΕΦΘΑΣΑΝ — came before, anticipated, arrived first, outran, overtook
- ΠΡΟΕΦΘΑΣΑΣ — you anticipated, you came before, you were beforehand, you outran
- ΠΡΟΕΦΘΑΣΕΝ — anticipated, came before, outran, outstripped, prevented
- ΠΡΟΦΘΑΣΕΙ — will come upon, will anticipate, will overtake, will precede, will come to meet
- ΠΡΟΦΘΑΣΗ — prevention, anticipation, a prevention, an anticipation
- ΠΡΟΦΘΑΣΟΝ — come quickly, anticipate, prevent, arrive first
- ΠΡΟΦΘΑΣΩΜΕΝ — let us anticipate, let us come before, let us be beforehand, let us get ahead of
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