Φθάνει
anticipates, steals a march on
Translated by David Whitehead11 Nov 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning he/she/it] gets ahead of.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φθάνει· αἰτιατικῇ. προλαμβάνει.
Betacode
*fqa/nei: ai)tiatikh=|. prolamba/nei.
Notes (1)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from6 entries
- π2924ΠροφθάνωI anticipate[Used] with an accusative.
- φ478Φθάσειεmight outstrip[Meaning he/she/it] might do before [someone else]. "You you know that some who have stripped themselves in the tax offices or been altogether persuaded in the noontime of their lives by some single misfortune are…
- φ480Φθαίη σεmight anticipate you, might beat you[Meaning] someone might get into [the] assembly before you. Also [attested is the form] fqai/hsi.
- φ486Φθήμενοςoutstripping[Meaning one who is] anticipating, overtaking.
- φ487Φθῆναιto outstrip[Meaning] to anticipate. Josephus [writes]: "as the king was vexed at having already given out their pay to the Israelites, the prophet advised him to do whatever God approved."
- φ488Φθήσεταιwill outstrip[Meaning he/she/it] will overtake.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 12 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead