προκαταπίπτω

A. fall down before, sooner, M.Ant. 4.15, D.C. 71.7; τοῦ τέλους collapse before the end, Plu. 2.458d: metaph., π. ταῖς ψυχαῖς despond beforehand, D.S. 20.9.

II. λόγοι προκατέπιπτον εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην rumours reached Rome in advance, Plu. Pomp. 43.