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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προλαμβάνωG4301
Pronunciationprolambánō
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 Itgoes ahead without sharing1×1 Corinthians 11:21
in advance1×Mark 14:8
is caught1×Galatians 6:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 14:8
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Mark11 Corinthians1Galatians1
Source forms
προέλαβεν1xproelabenMark 14:8
προλαμβάνει1xprolambanei1 Corinthians 11:21
προλημφθῇ1xprolēmphthēGalatians 6:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xMark 14:8
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xGalatians 6:1
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1x1 Corinthians 11:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to take beforehand
Strong'sG4301
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to take beforehand
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 14:8Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προέλαβεproelaben
I take before, anticipate, am overtaken
Read verse1 Corinthians 11:21Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
προλαμβάνειprolambanei
I take before, anticipate, am overtaken
Read verseGalatians 6:1Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
προληφθῇprolhfqh
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 groups2Aligned forms3TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveMark 14:81×
Present Active1 Cor 11:211×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist PassiveGal 6:11×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2present1
Voice
active2passive1
Mood
indicative2subjunctive1
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: