erstere

From LSJ

ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ μείζονα. Καὶ ἔτι καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῖν δείκνυμι (1 Corinthians 12:31) → But go ahead and strive for the greater gifts. And I'm about to show you a still more excellent way.

Source

German > Latin

erstere, der, die, das, von zweien, prior (prius) ... posterior (der letztere); auch superior (-us) ... posterior (-us). – il le ... hic (s. erste, der).