Strong’s G4399 · Greek
προφθάνω
prophthánō · prof-than'-o
Origin from πρό (G4253) and φθάνω (G5348);
Meaning to get an earlier start of, i.e. anticipate
In the King James Version prevent.
In 1 verse of the King James Version
- Matthew 17:25He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.