yield precedence to

From LSJ

ὡς τρὶς ἂν παρ' ἀσπίδα στῆναι θέλοιμ' ἂν μᾶλλοντεκεῖν ἅπαξ → I would rather stand three times with a shield in battle than give birth once

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)

παραχωρεῖν, ἐκχωρεῖν