Greek · G4314 · unreviewed

πρός

To/with

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πρός G4314

Pronunciation prós

What does πρός (prós) mean in the Bible?

πρός (prós) is a Greek word meaning "to/with". πρός, prep.

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Meaning

to/with

Extended definition

Directional preposition expressing motion toward, relational proximity, and purpose; often indicates goal or intended endpoint.

prep. with genitive, dative, accusative

II. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.).

IIII. C. dative, of local proximity, hard by, near, at: Mrk.5:11, Luk.19:37, Jhn.18:16 20:11, 12 Rev.1:13.

IIIC. accusative, of motion or direction towards a place or object, to, towards.

1Of place,

aafter verbs of motion or of speaking and other words with the idea of direction: ἔρχομαι, ἀναβαίνω, πορεύομαι, λέγω, ἐπιστολή, etc., Mat.3:14, Mrk.6:51, Luk.11:5, Jhn.2:3, Act.9:2, al. mult.; metaphorically, of mental direction, hostile or otherwise, Luk.23:12, Jhn.6:52, 2Co.7:4, Eph.6:12, Col.3:13, al.; of the issue or end, Luk.14:32, Jhn.11:4, al.; of purpose, Mat.26:12, Rom.3:26, 1Co.6:5, al.; πρὸς τό, with inf., denoting purpose (cf. M, Pr., 218, 220; Lft., Notes, 131), Mat.5:28, Mrk.13:22, Eph.6:11, 1Th.2:9, al.;

bof close proximity, at, by, with: Mat.3:10, Mrk.11:4, Luk.4:11, Act.3:2, al.; after εἶναι, Mat.13:56, Mrk.6:3, Jhn.1:1, al.

22. Of time,

atowards (Plat., Xen., LXX: Gen.8:11, al.): Luk.24:29;

bfor: πρὸς καιρόν, Luk.8:13, 1Co.7:5; πρὸς ὥραν, Jhn.5:35, al.; πρὸς ὀλίγον, Jas.4:14.

3Of relation

atoward, with: Rom.5:1, 2Co.1:12, Col.4:5, 1Th.4:12, al.;

bwith regard to: Mat.19:8, Mrk.12:12, Rom.8:31, al.; __(with) pertaining to, to: Mat.27:4, Jhn.21:22, Rom.15:17, Heb.2:17 5:1;

daccording to: Luk.12:47, 2Co.5:10, Gal.2:14, Eph.3:4 4:14;

ein comparison with: Rom.8:18.

IVIn composition: towards (προσέρχομαι), to (προσάγω), against (προσκόπτω), besides (προσδαπανάω) .

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 2:12 · Matt 3:5 · Matt 3:10 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:14 · Matt 3:15 · Matt 4:6 · Matt 5:28 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 7:15 · Matt 10:6 · Matt 10:13 · Matt 11:28 · Matt 13:2 · Matt 13:30 · Matt 13:56 696×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

John 1:1 with prós

Local proximity and association, expressing close relationship or companionship

Romans 5:1-11 with prós

Relation of peace with God, expressing reconciliation and favorable standing

Luke 14:25-35 toward prós

Direction of motion and purpose, expressing intent and destination

Luke 12:1-12 to prós

Addressee of speech, indicating who words are directed or spoken toward

2 John 1:12-13 to prós

Future direction and intention, expressing anticipated motion or communication

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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