anticipate

c. ptcp. (as in cl., but more freq. the simple , q.v.), : .† φθάνω to anticipate Mt 17:25

voorkwam

I anticipate, forestall.

to come before

to get an earlier start of, i.e. anticipate

prevent

προ-φθάνω [in LXX chiefly for קָדַם pi. ;] with ptcp. (as in cl., but more frequently the simple φθάνω, which see), to anticipate: Mat.17:25.† (AS)