πρωτεύειν
From LSJ
οὐ σύ με λοιδορεῖς, ἀλλ᾿ ὁ τόπος → it is not thou who mockest me, but the roof on which thou art standing (Aesop)
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also πρωτεύω): be champion, be in the front rank, be the first, have the first place, occupy the leading place, take precedence, take the first place
