- Original: προέχομαι - 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 and G2192 - TDNT entry: 17:32,9 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Middle voice from G4253 and G2192 ; to hold oneself before others that is (figuratively) to excel: - be better. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • better, 1 Romans 3:9