"to have or hold before; intrans. and mid. to excel, surpass, have advantage or preeminence, Rom. 3:9*"
Definition and meaning
to have or hold before; intrans. and mid. to excel, surpass, have advantage or preeminence, Rom. 3:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: προέχω
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of proecho (G4284) across the King James Bible.
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
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Common questions
Strong's G4284 (proecho) is a Greek word that means: to have or hold before; intrans. and mid. to excel, surpass, have advantage or preeminence, Rom. 3:9* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word proecho (G4284) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4284 is proecho, a Greek word defined as: to have or hold before; intrans. and mid. to excel, surpass, have advantage or preeminence, Rom. 3:9*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
proecho is a Greek word found in the New Testament.