What does προλαμβάνω (prolambánō) mean in the Bible?
προλαμβάνω (prolambánō) is a Greek word meaning "to take beforehand".
Greek · G4301
προλαμβάνω
To take beforehand
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προλαμβάνω G4301
Pronunciation prolambánō
What does προλαμβάνω (prolambánō) mean in the Bible?
προλαμβάνω (prolambánō) is a Greek word meaning "to take beforehand".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4301?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include goes ahead without sharing (1), in advance (1), is caught (1).
Where does προλαμβάνω (prolambánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 14:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Galatians (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It goes ahead without sharing 1× 1 Corinthians 11:21
in advance 1× Mark 14:8
is caught 1× Galatians 6:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 14:8
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Mark 1 1 Corinthians 1 Galatians 1
Source forms
προέλαβεν 1x proelaben Mark 14:8
προλαμβάνει 1x prolambanei 1 Corinthians 11:21
προλημφθῇ 1x prolēmphthē Galatians 6:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 14:8
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Galatians 6:1
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 11:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to take beforehand
Strong's G4301
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to take beforehand
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to take beforehand: with accusative, 1Co.11:21 (but see infr.).
2to be beforehand, anticipate (in cl., with accusative, genitive or dative): with inf. (= cl. φθάνω, see Bl., § 69, 4; Swete, in l), Mrk.14:8.
3to overtake, surprise: pass., Gal.6:1 (on the virtual disappearance of the temporal force of the preposition in this compound here and perhaps also in 1Co, l.with, see MM, xxi).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 14:8 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προέλαβε proelaben
I take before, anticipate, am overtaken
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:21 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
προλαμβάνει prolambanei
I take before, anticipate, am overtaken
Read verse Galatians 6:1 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
προληφθῇ prolhfqh
I take before, anticipate, am overtaken
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Mark 14:8 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 11:21 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive Gal 6:1 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
active 2 passive 1
Mood
indicative 2 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
προλαμβάνω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain