What does προφθάνω · Ἰησοῦς mean in the Bible?
e. anticipate".
Greek · G4399, G2424
προέφθασεν αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς
To come before · Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
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προφθάνω G4399 to come before
Pronunciation prophthánō
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Ἰησοῦς G2424 Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Pronunciation Iēsoûs
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What does προέφθασεν αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς (proephthasen auton ho Iesous) mean in the Bible?
προφθάνω · Ἰησοῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "to get an earlier start of, i.e. anticipate".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4399, G2424?
G4399, G2424 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to get an earlier start of, i.e. anticipate
Source Gloss
to get an earlier start of, i.e. anticipate
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 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Matt 17:25 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 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
προέφθασεν αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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