φθάνω
φθάνω
φθήσομαι and rarely φθάσω, ἔφθασα and ἔφθην, come or do before some one else, anticipate, getahead of, with acc. of the person (sometimes omitted) and supplementary ptc. of the action, as φθάνειν καταλαβόντες, karadaBdérres, anticipate in seizing, seize first; φθανουσιν ἐπὶ τῷ ἄκρῳ γενόμενοι τοὺς πολεμίους, they arrive on the height before the enemy, 175, 13; often with πρίν and inf. clause, get ahead before; φθάσαι πρὶν παθεῖν, strike the first blow, 126, 19; ἁρπάσαι φθάσαντας, to capture in advance, 211, 19.
Headword (normalized):
φθάνω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
φθανω
Intro Text:
φθάνω
φθήσομαι and rarely φθάσω, ἔφθασα and ἔφθην, come or do before some one else, anticipate, getahead of, with acc. of the person (sometimes omitted) and supplementary ptc. of the action, as φθάνειν καταλαβόντες, karadaBdérres, anticipate in seizing, seize first; φθανουσιν ἐπὶ τῷ ἄκρῳ γενόμενοι τοὺς πολεμίους, they arrive on the height before the enemy, 175, 13; often with πρίν and inf. clause, get ahead before; φθάσαι πρὶν παθεῖν, strike the first blow, 126, 19; ἁρπάσαι φθάσαντας, to capture in advance, 211, 19.
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:anabasis-mather-2489
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