προ-έχω [in LXX: Job.27:6 A (חָזַק hi.) * ;] 1. Trans., to hold before; mid., to hold something before oneself (Hdt.), hence, metaphorically, to excuse oneself: Rom.3:9, R, mg. (but see Field, Notes, 152 f.; Lft., Notes, 266 f.; ICC and Vau., in l). 2. Intrans. (a) to project; (b) in running, to have the start, hence, metaphorically, to excel: pass., Ro, l.with, R, txt. (see reff. supr.).† (AS)
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G4284 — προέχω
proechō · to excel · Greek