φθάνειν
From LSJ
οὗ δ' ἂν Ἔρως μὴ ἐφάψηται, σκοτεινός → he on whom Love has laid no hold is obscure | he whom Love touches not walks in darkness
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also φθάνω): anticipate, be ahead of, be first, get a start, get ahead of, get before, get in front of, get the start of, shoot ahead, steal a march on
Lexicon Thucydideum
praevertere, to anticipate, forestall, 1.33.3, 2.52.4, 2.91.1, 2.91.3. 3.5.4, 3.23.5, 3.49.2. 3.49.3. 3.4.1. 3.82.5, 3.82.7. 3.83.3. 3.89.2, 3.112.1. 4.4.3, 4.8.3. 4.67.4. 4.79.1. 4.96.1. 4.104.3. 4.121.2. 4.127.2. 5.3.1. 5.3.2. 5.3.1. 5.9.6. 5.10.3, [vulgo commonly ὀφθήσεσθαι] 5.72.1, 5.72.4, 6.61.2. 6.97.2. 6.99.2. 6.99.26.101.6. 6.1.2, 6.6.4. 6.15.2, 6.23.1. 6.25.9. 6.36.1. 6.42.3, 8.12.1, 8.17.2. 8.17.3. 8.19.3, 8.44.3. 8.92.1, 8.95.4. 8.100.1. 8.102.2.
