to take beforehand
prolambano describes taking or doing something in advance, including a meal, an anointing, or being overtaken by trespass.
The occurrences show action or experience occurring in advance: taking one’s own supper before others, anointing a body beforehand for burial, and being overtaken in trespass.
Senses in use
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Doing or taking something in advance · dominant
In 1 Corinthians 11:21, the present active form occurs in the clause about each person taking his own supper before eating; the APB renders this "takes his own supper beforehand." In Mark 14:8, the aorist active form stands with anointing the body for burial, and the APB renders the clause "she has anointed my body beforehand for burial."
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Being overtaken in a trespass · occasional
In Galatians 6:1, the aorist passive subjunctive form occurs in the condition concerning a person and trespass; the APB renders the clause "if a human is also overtaken in any trespass."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the active occurrences with "beforehand" in 1 Corinthians 11:21 and Mark 14:8, while Galatians 6:1 has "overtaken." These phrases confirm the clauses’ differing contexts rather than establish separate English equivalents.