precede
From LSJ
ἄνευ γὰρ φίλων οὐδεὶς ἕλοιτ᾽ ἂν ζῆν, ἔχων τὰ λοιπὰ ἀγαθὰ πάντα → without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
lead way for: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat.).
occur before: P. προγίγνεσθαι πρό (gen.).