Thayer's Greek Lexicon

 1. to lead forward, lead forth
  1) one from a place in which he has lain hidden from view, as
from a prison
  2) in a forensic sense, to bring one forth to trial
2. to go before
  1) preceding, prior in time, previous
  2) to proceed, go forward
2b1. in a bad sense, to go further than is right. or proper