# G4399 προφθάνω

προφθάνω (prophthánō), Strong’s G4399: to get an earlier start of, i.e. anticipate KJV: prevent. Occurs 20 times.

Source: https://besorah.bible/word/G4399 — Besorah, the whole Bible in Hebrew, Greek and English. Texts and licences: https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html

*prophthánō* — to get an earlier start of, i.e. anticipate

KJV: prevent

Built from [πρό pró](https://besorah.bible/word/G4253) ("fore", i.e. in front of, pri) + [φθάνω phthánō](https://besorah.bible/word/G5348) (to be beforehand, i.e. anticipate or precede)

Occurs 20 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 17:25](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/17?v=25) — He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Yeshua anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do…
- [Sirach 19:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/19?v=24) — 
- [1 Maccabees 10:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/1-maccabees/10?v=4) — For he said, “Let’s go beforehand to make peace with them, before he makes peace with Alexander against us;
- [1 Maccabees 10:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/1-maccabees/10?v=23) — “What is this that we have done, that Alexander has gotten ahead of us in establishing friendship with the Jews to…