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phthánō

come upon

Say it: FTHAN-o (approximate)

φθάνω

What it means

To arrive, to come before. In 2:16, wrath "has come" upon them; in 4:15, those alive "will not precede" those who have fallen asleep. In Romans 9:31 and Philippians 3:16 it is used of reaching a goal.

Range of meaning

  • ArriveCome to a place.
  • PrecedeCome before.

In 1 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 2

    "But wrath has come on them" (2:16).

  • Chapter 4

    "Will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep" (4:15).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G5348 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources