Lexical Definition

‎προλαμβάνω‎ prolambánō (prol-am-ban'-o) to take beforehand ^G:V
from ‎πρό‎ and ‎λαμβάνω‎

come aforehand, overtake, take before.

• to take in advance, i.e. (literally) eat before others have an opportunity
• (figuratively) to anticipate, surprise

Abbott-Smith

** προ-λαμβάνω, [in LXX: Wi 17:11 א2, Wi 17:17 א2B*;]
1. to take beforehand: c. acc., I Co 11:21 (but v. infr.).
2. to be beforehand, anticipate (in cl., c. acc., gen. or dat.): c. inf. (= cl. φθάνω, v. Bl., § 69, 4; Swete, in l.), Mk 14:8.
3. to overtake, surprise: pass., Ga 6:1 (on the virtual disappearance of the temporal force of the preposition in this compound here and perhaps also in I Co 11:21, v. MM, xxi).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

προλαμβάνω,

future -λήψομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist προὔλαβον:—passive, see below[Refs]:— take or receive before, τὴν πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀργύριον π. receive money in advance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μισθὸν τῆς ἀγγελίας for the message, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; π. τὴν ἡλικίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τὴν αὔξησιν begin their growth before, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, to be contained in advance, ἐν τῷ ὄντι ἄρα ζωὴ προείληπται καὶ ὁ νοῦς [Refs 5th c.AD+]

__2 take or seize beforehand, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τοῦτο π., ὅπως σώσομεν provide that.., [Refs]participle, προλαβὼν κατεγνωκότας ὑμᾶς having first procured your vote of condemnation, [Refs]:—passive, σῶμα προειλημμένον ὑπὸ νόσου [Refs]
__2.b get or take as a start, προειλήφασι πολὺν χρόνον have had a long start, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; π. τῆς νυκτὸς ὁπόσον ἂν δυναίμην [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 take in preference, τι πρό τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 take away or off before, ἐκ γὰρ οἴκων προὔλαβον μόγις πόδα, μὴ θανεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 assume in advance, τὴν ὁλότητα προλαβὼν ἐγέννησεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς τὴν παντότητα [Refs 5th c.AD+]; προειλήφθω.. δισχιλίων σταδίων τὸ βάθος [εἶναι] [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II to be beforehand with, anticipate,
__II.1 with accusative person, get the start of, τὰς κύνας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βραχὺν χρόνον π. ἡμᾶς, i.e. in dying, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἵνα μὴ -λημφθῶμεν (i.e. by death) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.2 with accusative of things, π. γόους, μαντεύματα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of mental anticipation, π. ὡς οὕτως ἔχον πρὶν γινόμενον οὕτως ἰδεῖν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 with genitive spatii, π. τῆς ὁδοῦ get a start on the way, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τῆς διώξεως get a start of the pursuers, [Refs 1st c.BC+] speaking first, Philicus in [Refs]
__II.3.b generally, π. τῶν κηρύκων anticipate them, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τοῦ χρόνου π. precede in point of time, [Refs]
__II.4 with dative modi, π. τῷ δρόμῳ get a start in running, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 with infinitive, προέλαβε μυρίσαι [NT]
__II.6 detect, ἐν παραπτώματι [NT]
__II.7 anticipate, τι τῶν μελλόντων [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.8 absolutely, προὔλαβε πολλῷ was far ahead, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; gain an advantage, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.8.b anticipate the event, prejudge, ἐπειδὰν ἅπαντ᾽ ἀκούσητε κρίνατε, μὴ πρότερον προλαμβάνετε [Refs]by anticipation, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; come before the time, opposed to ὑστερίζειν, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of corn-buyers, buy earlier, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:— middle, προλαμβάνου [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, τὸ προειλημμένον that which is prejudged, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.8.c precede, go before, ὁ προλαβὼν βίος his previous life,[Refs 4th c.BC+]what precedes, [Refs 6th c.AD+]; ἡ προλαβοῦσα τράπεζα the preceding meal, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; also τῶν προλαβόντων τἢν μνήμην the memory of the past, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III repeat from the origin, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV Philos., form a preconception (compare πρόληψις), prejudge, οἷα προειλήφαμεν [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—middle, [Refs]:— passive, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Mark.14.8 ☩ Gal.6.1}