προέχομαι

From LSJ

Εὐδαίμονες οἷσι κακῶν ἄγευστος αἰών → Blessed are those whose lives have no taste of suffering

Sophocles, Antigone, 583

English (Strong)

middle voice from πρό and ἔχω; to hold oneself before others, i.e. (figuratively) to excel: be better.