having the upper hand

From LSJ

χρώμεθα γὰρ πολιτείᾳ οὐ ζηλούσῃ τοὺς τῶν πέλας νόμους → we live under a form of government which does not emulate the institutions of our neighbours

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)

καθυπέρτερος, ὑπέρτερος