Proerchomai describes moving ahead of others or advancing farther along a route.

The attested uses chiefly describe moving ahead of another person or group, whether to prepare, arrive first, or lead the way. In several narrative settings it also marks advancing a short distance or proceeding onward along a route.

1. Going ahead of people or a group · dominant

   In Luke 1:17, the future middle form places a person ahead of another in preparation for the Lord. In 2 Corinthians 9:5 and Acts 20:13, the APB renders the movement as going "ahead" to a destination, while Mark 6:33 depicts people arriving ahead of those they had seen leaving. Luke 22:47 similarly places Judas at the front of the approaching crowd.

   Luke 1:172 Corinthians 9:5Acts 20:13Mark 6:33Luke 22:47
2. Advancing farther along a route · common

   In Mark 14:35 and Matthew 26:39, the aorist participle introduces movement a short distance before falling down to pray. In Acts 12:10, the aorist form occurs after passing prison posts and exiting through the gate; the APB then says they "proceeded down one lane."

   Mark 14:35Matthew 26:39Acts 12:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies among "go ahead," "go before," "came before," "going a little farther," and "proceeded," according to each verse's movement scene. These renderings show the clauses' overall presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.