πρωτεύω prōteúō

Meaning

to be first (in rank or influence)

In the King James Version: have the preeminence

Derivation: from G4413 (πρῶτος);

Where it is used

• Colossians 1:18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.