Definition

to take in advance, i.e. (literally) eat before others have an opportunity; (figuratively) to anticipate, surprise

Etymology

from G4253 (πρό) and G2983 (λαμβάνω);

Where the KJV renders it

• come aforehand
• overtake
• take before

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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