ΠΡΟΑΡΠΑΖΕΙΝ, προαρπαζειν
PROARPAZEIN, proarpazein
Sounds Like: proh-ar-PAH-zayn
Translations: to seize beforehand, to snatch away beforehand, to anticipate
From the root: ΠΡΟΑΡΠΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'πρό' (before) and 'ἁρπάζω' (to seize). It means to seize, snatch, or carry off something before someone else does, or to anticipate an action by taking it first. It implies a preemptive or prior action of seizing or taking.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4267 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 5:168
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΑΡΠΑΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΟΑΡΠΑΖΩ — to seize beforehand, to snatch away beforehand, to take by force beforehand
- ΠΡΟΑΡΠΑΣΑΙ — to seize beforehand, to snatch away beforehand, to anticipate
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