precede
From LSJ
ὁ ναύτης ὁ ἐν τῇ νηῒ μένων βούλεται τοὺς τέτταρας φίλους ἰδεῖν → the sailor staying on the ship wants to see his four friends
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
lead way for: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat.).
occur before: P. προγίγνεσθαι πρό (gen.).
