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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:28 - But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:20 - But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:31 - but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness[fn] did not succeed in reaching that law.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:14 - For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:16 - Only let us hold true to what we have attained.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:16 - by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved—so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them at last![fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:15 - For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord,[fn] that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
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