Definition

to lead the way for others, i.e. show deference

Etymology

from G4253 (πρό) and G2233 (ἡγέομαι);

Word family

• πρό pró
• ἡγέομαι hēgéomai

How the KJV renders it

• prefer

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.