verb

proechemō

Greekπροέχομαι (proechomai)

Strong’sG4284

I excel, surpass

stem proech-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

better1×

What it means

προ-έχω,

[in LXX: Jb 27:6 A (חזק hi.)*;]

1. Trans., to hold before; mid., to hold something before oneself (Hdt.), hence, metaph., to excuse oneself: Ro 3:9, R, mg. (but v. 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, metaph., to excel: pass., Ro 3:9, R, txt. (v. reff. supr.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4284 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpro-ekh-om-ahee

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

Frommiddle voice from G4253 and G2192;

King Jamesbe better.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
proechenōπροεχόμεθα	happening now · wepresent middle indicative 1st person plural	better	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	proechemō	proecheme	proechemi	proechema	proechemē	proechemelē
you 2nd person singular	proechesō	proechese	proechesi	proechesa	proechesē	proecheselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proechetō	proechete	proecheti	proecheta	proechetē	proechetelē
we 1st person plural	proechenō1×προεχόμεθα	proechene	proecheni	proechena	proechenē	proechenelē
ye 2nd person plural	proechevō	proecheve	proechevi	proecheva	proechevē	proechevelē
they 3rd person plural	proechelō	proechele	proecheli	proechela	proechelē	proechelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	proechemeiō	proechemeia	proechemeiē
you 2nd person singular	proecheseiō	proecheseia	proecheseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proecheteiō	proecheteia	proecheteiē
we 1st person plural	proecheneiō	proecheneia	proecheneiē
ye 2nd person plural	proecheveiō	proecheveia	proecheveiē
they 3rd person plural	proecheleiō	proecheleia	proecheleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	proechesōr	proechesar	proechesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proechetōr	proechetar	proechetēr
ye 2nd person plural	proechevōr	proechevar	proechevēr
they 3rd person plural	proechelōr	proechelar	proechelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	proechemoiō	proechemoia
you 2nd person singular	proechesoiō	proechesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	proechetoiō	proechetoia
we 1st person plural	proechenoiō	proechenoia
ye 2nd person plural	proechevoiō	proechevoia
they 3rd person plural	proecheloiō	proecheloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	proecherō	proecheri	proechera	proecherē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	proecherōtos	proecheritos	proecheratos	proecherētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

proechstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

proech is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

proechenō“better”happening now · wepresent middle indicative 1st person plural1×

Romans 3:9“better”Tinem oun? proechenō? ouk pantōs, proaitiena gar Ioudaioin tē kai Hellēnoin pantoin hupo hamartan arō,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.