προέχομαι proéchomai

Meaning

to hold oneself before others, i.e. (figuratively) to excel

In the King James Version: be better

Derivation: middle voice from G4253 (πρό) and G2192 (ἔχω);

Where it is used

• Romans 3:9 What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.