φθάνωphthánō
to be beforehand, i.e. anticipate or precede; by extension, to have arrived at
Greek (New Testament) · G5348
Meanings
1. to come before another, anticipate (classical Greek): with accusative of person, 1 Thessalonians 4:15.
2. In late writers and MGr., to come, arrive: Romans 9:31; followed by εἰς, Philippians 3:16; ἄχρι, 2 Corinthians 10:14; ἐπί (cf. Daniel 4:21, and see Dalman, Words, 107), Matthew 12:28, Luke 11:20, 1 Thessalonians 2:16 (cf. προ-φθάνω).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:28 But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.
- Luke 11:20 But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.
- Romans 9:31 But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded.
- 2 Corinthians 10:14 We are not reaching beyond these boundaries when we claim authority over you, as if we had never visited you. For we were the first to travel all the way to Corinth with the Good News of Christ.
- Philippians 3:16 But we must hold on to the progress we have already made.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 as they try to keep us from preaching the Good News of salvation to the Gentiles. By doing this, they continue to pile up their sins. But the anger of God has caught up with them at last.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.