Strong's Greek · G5348

G5348 phthánō

φθάνω

(already) attain, come, prevent

Definition

to be beforehand, i.e. anticipate or precede; by extension, to have arrived at

Derivation

apparently a primary verb;

Appears 7 times in Scripture

1 Thessalonians 2:16

hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.

2 Corinthians 10:14

We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.

Romans 9:31

but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.

1 Thessalonians 4:15

By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.

Philippians 3:16

Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.

Luke 11:20

But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Matthew 12:28

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

When phthánō is spoken over you

Words like this one get spoken over people: in a prayer line, in a message from a friend, in a moment nobody planned. The lexicon gives you what phthánō means. What God is saying to you through it is yours to record and weigh.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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