- Original: προλαμβάνω - Transliteration: Prolambano - Phonetic: prol-am-ban'-o - Definition: 1. to take before 2. to anticipate, to forestall 3. to take one by forestalling (him i.e. before he can flee or conceal his crime) a. surprise, detect - Origin: from G4253 and G2983 - TDNT entry: 04:14,5 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G4253 and G2983 ; to take in advance that is (literally) eat before others have an opportunity; (figuratively) to anticipate surprise: - come aforehand overtake take before. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • before, 1 1 Corinthians 11:21 • overtaken, 1 Galatians 6:1