3 occurrences in 13 translations

'Overtake' in the Bible

For be certain that on the day when you go out and go over the stream Kidron, death will overtake you: and your blood will be on your head.

Verse ConceptsRiver Crossings

Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you take an oath by the Lord, protesting to you and saying, Be certain that on the day when you go out from here, wherever you go, death will overtake you? and you said to me, Very well!

Verse ConceptsAssentingKings SummoningPeople Bound By Oaths

The seventh time the servant said, "Look, a small cloud, the size of the palm of a man's hand, is rising up from the sea." Elijah then said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up the chariots and go down, so that the rain won't overtake you.'"

Verse ConceptsChariotsSmallnessSmall Things God UsesSmall ThingsAvoid Being Hindered

Bible Theasaurus

Catch (67 instances)
Overcome (324 instances)
Overpower (17 instances)
Overtake (129 instances)
Overwhelm (38 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
καταλαμβάνω 
Katalambano 
Usage: 14

προλαμβάνω 
Prolambano 
Usage: 2

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