to take before, another, 1 Cor. 11:21; trop. to anticipate, do beforehand, Mk. 14:8; to take by surprise; pass. be taken unexpectedly, be overtaken, be taken by surprise, Gal. 6:1*

to sanction and establish previously, ratify and confirm before, Gal. 3:17*

previous judgment, prejudice, or, preference, partiality, 1 Tim. 5:21*

pr. to cut a passage forward; to advance, make progress; to advance, as time, to be far spent, Rom. 13:12; met. to advance in wisdom, age, or stature, Lk. 2:52; seq.

advance upon a way;, met. progress, advancement, furtherance, Phil. 1:12, 25; 1 Tim. 4:15*

to announce publicly;, in NT to announce before, Acts 13:24*

to lie, or be placed before; met. to be proposed or set before, as a duty, example, reward, etc., Heb. 6:18; 12:1, 2; Jude 7; to be at hand, be present, 2 Cor. 8:12*

to make ready, prepare, or complete beforehand, 2 Cor. 9:5*

to declare, or announce beforehand, foretell, predict, Acts 3:18; 7:52*

to call out, challenge to fight; to provoke, irritate, with feelings of ungenerous rivalry, Gal. 5:26*