- Transliteration: Proechomai

- Phonetic: pro-ekh-om-ahee

- Definition:

1. to have before or in advance of another, to have pre-eminence over another, to excel, surpass

2. to surpass in excellencies which can be passed to one's credit

- Origin: middle voice from G4253" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4253 and G2192" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2192

- TDNT entry: 17:32,9

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: Middle voice from G4253" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4253 and G2192" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2192; to hold oneself before others that is (figuratively) to excel: - be better.