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προκαταλαμβάνω

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Gloss: be first to take

Transliteration: prokatalambanō

Strong’s: G8898

1. to seize beforehand, preoccupy , (Thucydides), etc.:—;Pass. to be preoccupied , (Thucydides)
2. metaphorically to anticipate, frustrate , (Thucydides):—;of persons, to anticipate or surprise them, (Thucydides)
3. to overpower before , (Thucydides) (ML)
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