precede
From LSJ
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
lead way for: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat.).
occur before: P. προγίγνεσθαι πρό (gen.).