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Lexicon :: Strong's G5348 - phthanō

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φθάνω
Transliteration
phthanō (Key)
Pronunciation
fthan'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:88,1258

Strong’s Definitions

φθάνω phthánō, fthan'-o; apparently a primary verb; to be beforehand, i.e. anticipate or precede; by extension, to have arrived at:—(already) attain, come, prevent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G5348 in the following manner: come (4x), already attain (1x), attain (1x), prevent (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G5348 in the following manner: come (4x), already attain (1x), attain (1x), prevent (1x).

  1. to come before, precede, anticipate

  2. to come to, arrive at

  3. to reach, attain to

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φθάνω phthánō, fthan'-o; apparently a primary verb; to be beforehand, i.e. anticipate or precede; by extension, to have arrived at:—(already) attain, come, prevent.
STRONGS G5348:
φθάνω: 1 aorist ἔφθασα (Winer's Grammar, § 15 under the word); perfect ἐφθακα (1 Thessalonians 2:16 L text WH marginal reading); from Homer down;
1. to come before, precede, anticipate: ἡμεῖς οὐ μή φθάσωμεν (see μή, IV. 2) τούς κοιμηθέντας, we shall not get the start of those who have fallen asleep, i. e. we shall not attain to the fellowship of Christ sooner than the dead, nor have precedence in blessedness, 1 Thessalonians 4:15; ἔφθασεν ἐπ' αὐτούς ἡ ὀργή, (God's penal) wrath came upon them unexpectedly, 1 Thessalonians 2:16; ἔφθασεν ἐφ' ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ, the kingdom of God has come upon you sooner than you expected, Matthew 12:28; Luke 11:20; (but all the preceding examples except the first are referred by the majority of recent interpretations to the following heading; — a meaning especially common when the verb is construed with prepositions).
2. in the Alex. (and other later) writings the idea of priority disappears, to come to, arrive at: εἰς τί, Philippians 3:16; to reach, attain to, a thing, Romans 9:31; ἄχρι τίνος, 2 Corinthians 10:14; (τίνι, to a thing, Tobit 5:19; ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, Test xii. Patr., p. 530 (i. e. test. Rub. 5 at the end); ἡ μεγαλωσύνη σου ἐμεγαλύνθη καί ἔφθασεν εἰς τόν οὐρανόν, Daniel 4:19, Theod. (cf. 17, 25; φθάνειν ἕως τῶν οὐρανῶν, 2 Chronicles 28:9; ἔφθασεν ὁ μήν ὁ ἕβδομος, 2 Esdr. 3:1; Philo de mund. opif. § 1; de legg. alleg. 3:76; de confus. lingg. § 29; Plutarch, apotheg. Lacon. § 28; de Alex. s. virt. s. fort. orat. 2:5. Cf. Sophocles Lexicon, under the word; Geldart, Modern Greek, p. 206; Winer's Grammar, § 2, 1 b.)). (Compare: προφθάνω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Chronicles
28:9
Daniel
4:19
Matthew
12:28
Luke
11:20
Romans
9:31
2 Corinthians
10:14
Philippians
3:16
1 Thessalonians
2:16; 2:16; 4:15

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Strong's Number G5348 matches the Greek φθάνω (phthanō),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:14 - فَإِنَّنَا لَسْنَا نَتَعَدَّى حُدُودَنَا وَكَأَنَّنَا لَمْ نَصِلْ إِلَيْكُمْ، إِذْ قَدْ وَصَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ فِعْلاً بإِنْجِيلِ الْمَسِيحِ؛

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:15 - فَهَذَا نَقُولُهُ لَكُمْ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ: إِنَّنَا نَحْنُ الْبَاقِينَ أَحْيَاءَ إِلَى حِينِ عَوْدَةِ الرَّبِّ، لَنْ نَسْبِقَ الرَّاقِدِينَ.
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