καταφθάνω

English (LSJ)

[φθᾰ],

   A fall upon unawares, ἐπί τινα LXX Jd.20.42.    II c. inf., κ. τεκεῖν bring forth a child first, BGU665 ii 14 (i A.D.): also c. acc., pay in advance, κατέφθακα ἀρτάβας ιβ POxy.1482.10 (ii A.D.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

καταφθάνω: ἐπιπίπτω ἀπροσδοκήτως, ἐπί τινα Ἑβδ. (Ἰουδ. Κ', 32) · τινὰ Μαλαλ.