- 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" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4253 and G2983" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2983

- TDNT entry: 04:14,5

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G4253" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4253 and G2983" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2983; to take in advance that is (literally) eat before others have an opportunity; (figuratively) to anticipate surprise: - come aforehand overtake take before.