1. to seize beforehand, preoccupy , (Thucydides), etc.:—;Pass. to be preoccupied , (Thucydides) 2. metaphorically to anticipate, frustrate , (Thucydides):—;of persons, to anticipate or surprise them, (Thucydides) 3. to overpower before , (Thucydides) (ML)
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G8898 — προκαταλαμβάνω
prokatalambanō · be first to take · Greek