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# overtake
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## Definition:
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The terms "overtake" and "overtook" refer to gaining control over someone or something. It usually includes the idea of catching up to something after pursuing it.
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* When military troops "overtake" an enemy, it means they defeat that enemy in battle.
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* When a predator "overtakes" its prey, it means that it pursues and catches its prey.
* If a curse "overtakes" someone, it means that whatever was said in that curse happens to that person.
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* If blessings "overtake" people, it means that those people experience those blessings.
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* When used in a warning that darkness or punishment or terrors will "overtake" people because of their sin, it means that those people will experience these negative things if they don't repent.
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Translation Suggestions:
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* Depending on the context, "overtake" and "overcome" could be translated as "conquer" or "capture" or "defeat" or "catch up to" or "completely affect."
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* The past action "overtook" can be translated as "caught up to" or "came alongside of" or "conquered" or "defeated" or "caused harm to."
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(See also: [bless ](../kt/bless.md ), [curse ](../kt/curse.md ), [prey ](../other/prey.md ), [punish ](../other/punish.md ))
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## Bible References:
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* [2 Kings 25:4-5 ](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/25/04 )
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* [John 12:35 ](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/12/35 )
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H579, H857, H935, H1692, H4672, H5066, H5381, G2638, G2983
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## Forms Found in the English ULB:
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overtake, overtaken, overtakes, overtook
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