to prefer

Greek Verb

προ-ηγέσμαι [in LXX: Deu.20:9 (בְּרוֹשׁ), Pro.17:14 (פָּנִים), 2Ma.4:40, al;] 1) to go before as leader (in cl, with genitive, dative): Rom.12:10 (Chrys, Vg, al; see ICC, in l). 2) In a sense not elsewhere found, ἀλλήλους προηγούμενοι = ἀ. ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας: Ro, l.with (ICC, cf. 1Th.5:13, Php.2:3 and EV "preferring"). (AS)

to prefer

Greek Verb

προηγ-έομαι, go first and lead the way, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινι for a person, i.e. guide him, τῷ θεῷ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τὴν [ὁδόν] [Refs]; of troops, form the van, [Refs]; π. πᾶσι [τοῖς ποσίν] to have all in front, [Refs 4th c.BC+] b) precede logically, τινος [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2) with genitive, take the lead of, τῶν προόδων ἄλλους προόδους. προηγεῖσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the planets in retrograde motion, get ahead of, ἀπλανῶν ἀστέρων [NT+1st c.BC+]infinitive, προήγημαι τὴν τούτων ἐπίδοσιν ποήσεσθαι have taken the initiative in, [Refs 1st c.BC+] 3) of things, τὸ πῦρ μὲν ἀπὸ τούτων τῶν ἱερῶν προηγεῖται goes before, precedes, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) present participle προηγούμενος, η, ον, going first, τὸ π. στράτευμα the van, opposed to οὐρά, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; preceding, {προηγεμών}, [Refs 1st c.BC+] 4.b) in Mathematics texts, τὰ π. forward points, i.e. those lying on the same side of the radius vector of a spiral as the direction of its motion, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 4.c) Astron, τὰ π. ζῴδια signs leading in the daily movement of the heavens, i.e. westerly signs, opposed to ἑπόμενα, [Refs 1st c.BC+] 4.d) τὰ π. initial data, premisses, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; π. οὐσία τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ given, i.e. external to the soul, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὰ π. originals of paintings, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 4.e) leading, principal, κατὰ π. λόγον according to a guiding principle, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁ π. λόγος, τὸ π. ἔργον, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; σύν τινι προηγουμένῳ in conjunction with a purpose, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; so in in Mathematics texts, π. θεώρημα leading theorem, opposed to ἀντίστροφον, [Refs 5th c.AD+] 4.f) in Medicine texts, π. αἴτιον predisposing cause, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; π. αἰτίαι antecedent causes, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 5) aorist participle, ὁ -ησάμενος the former ἡγεμών, [Refs 4th c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to lead the way for others, i.e. show deference; prefer; from g4253 (πρό) and g2233 (ἡγέομαι)