πλεονεκτεῖν
From LSJ
Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλος → Life is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also πλεονεκτέω): be exacting, be greedy, get advantage, get the advantage of, get the better of, get the upper hand, have ulterior motives, prevail over, seek one's own advantage, take more than one's share, take more that one's due