ὑποφθάνω · hypophthanō — LSJ
haste before, be, get beforehand, getting beforehand
haste before, be or get beforehand, ὑποφθὰς δουρὶ μέσον περόνησεν getting beforehand he pierced him through the middle, Il. l.c.; ἔγραψεν ὑποφθάσας Plu. Pomp. 21:—also in part. Med., κτεῖνεν ὑποφθάμενος Od. 4.547.
II to be beforehand with
c. acc., to be beforehand with one, A.R. l.c., Plu. Aem. 26, etc.:—Med., τὸν ὑποφθαμένη φάτο μῦθον Od. 15.171, cf. AP 9.227 (Bianor).