Greek · Strong's G5348 · Verb
φθάνω
phthanō
to precede/arrive
7times used
7verses
6books
How it's translated
- has come3
- did attain1
- we came1
- we have attained1
- may precede1
Definition
φθάνω
[in LXX for נָגַע hi., מְטָא, etc. ;]
1. to come before another, anticipate (cl.): with accusative of person(s), 1Th.4:15.
2. In late writers and MGr. (see Kennedy, Sources, 156; Lft., Notes, 35), to come, arrive: Rom.9:31; before εἰς, Php.3:16; ἄχρι, 2Co.10:14; ἐπί (cf. Da TH Dan.4:21, and see Dalman, Words, 107), Mat.12:28, Luk.11:20, 1Th.2:16 (cf. προ-φθάνω).†
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Where it appears
- 1 Thessalonians2
- Matthew1
- Luke1
- Romans1
- 2 Corinthians1
- Philippians1
Every verse
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