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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.)
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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 19 times in 18 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:1 - When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites were living in their towns, the people assembled in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:73 - The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all the rest of Israel lived in their cities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:14 - Here is another enigma that occurs on earth: Sometimes there are righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, and sometimes there are wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. I said, "This also is an enigma."

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:1 - So remember your Creator in the days of your youth - before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:11 - The tree grew large and strong. Its top reached far into the sky; it could be seen from the borders of all the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:20 - The tree that you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky, and which could be seen in all the land,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:22 - it is you, O king! For you have become great and strong. Your greatness is such that it reaches to heaven, and your authority to the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:24 - this is the interpretation, O king! It is the decision of the Most High that this has happened to my lord the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:28 - Now all of this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:24 - The king gave another order, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the lions' den - they, their children, and their wives. They did not even reach the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:13 - I was watching in the night visions, "And with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man was approaching. He went up to the Ancient of Days and was escorted before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:22 - until the Ancient of Days arrived and judgment was rendered in favor of the holy ones of the Most High. Then the time came for the holy ones to take possession of the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:7 - I saw it approaching the ram. It went into a fit of rage against the ram and struck it and broke off its two horns. The ram had no ability to resist it. The goat hurled the ram to the ground and trampled it. No one could deliver the ram from its power.

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