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πρός

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greekNew TestamentPreposition702 occurrences26 books649 verses

Definition

πρός,

prep. with genitive, dative, accusative

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

II. II. C. dative, of local proximity, hard by, near, at: Mark 5:11, Luke 19:37, John 18:16; 20:11, 12, Revelation 1:13.

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

1. Of place,

(a) after verbs of motion or of speaking and other words with the idea of direction: ἔρχομαι, ἀναβαίνω, πορεύομαι, λέγω, ἐπιστολή, etc., Matthew 3:14, Mark 6:51, Luke 11:5, John 2:3, Acts 9:2, al. mult.; metaphorically, of mental direction, hostile or otherwise, Luke 23:12, John 6:52, 2 Corinthians 7:4, Ephesians 6:12, Colossians 3:13, al.; of the issue or end, Luke 14:32, John 11:4, al.; of purpose, Matthew 26:12, Romans 3:26, 1 Corinthians 6:5, al.; πρὸς τό, with inf., denoting purpose (cf. M, Pr., 218, 220; Lft., Notes, 131), Matthew 5:28, Mark 13:22, Ephesians 6:11, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, al.;

(b) of close proximity, at, by, with: Matthew 3:10, Mark 11:4, Luke 4:11, Acts 3:2, al.; after εἶναι, Matthew 13:56, Mark 6:3, John 1:1, al.

2. 2. Of time,

(a) towards (Plat., Xen., LXX: Genesis 8:11, al.): Luke 24:29;

(b) for: πρὸς καιρόν, Luke 8:13, 1 Corinthians 7:5; πρὸς ὥραν, John 5:35, al.; πρὸς ὀλίγον, James 4:14.

3. Of relation

(a) toward, with: Romans 5:1, 2 Corinthians 1:12, Colossians 4:5, 1 Thessalonians 4:12, al.;

(b) with regard to: Matthew 19:8, Mark 12:12, Romans 8:31, al.;

(with) pertaining to, to: Matthew 27:4, John 21:22, Romans 15:17, Hebrews 2:17; 5:1;

(d) according to: Luke 12:47, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Galatians 2:14, Ephesians 3:4; 4:14;

(e) in comparison with: Romans 8:18.

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

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πρός:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

702 total
  1. 1 Corinthians 16:12πρὸς · to
    Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
  2. 2 Corinthians 1:12πρὸς · in relation to
    For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
  3. 2 Corinthians 1:15πρὸς
    Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
  4. 2 Corinthians 1:16πρὸς · to
    I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.
  5. 2 Corinthians 1:18πρὸς · to
    But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”
  6. 2 Corinthians 1:20πρὸς · to
    For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
  7. 2 Corinthians 2:1πρὸς · to
    So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
  8. 2 Corinthians 2:16πρὸς · for
    To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
  9. 2 Corinthians 3:1πρὸς · to
    Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
  10. 2 Corinthians 3:4πρὸς · before
    Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.
  11. 2 Corinthians 3:13πρὸς · to keep
    We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
  12. 2 Corinthians 3:16πρὸς · to
    But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
  13. 2 Corinthians 4:2πρὸς · to
    Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
  14. 2 Corinthians 4:6πρὸς · to give us
    For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  15. 2 Corinthians 5:8πρὸς · with
    We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
  16. 2 Corinthians 5:10πρὸς · for
    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
  17. 2 Corinthians 5:12πρὸς
    We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
  18. 2 Corinthians 6:11πρὸς · to
    We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
  19. 2 Corinthians 6:14πρὸς · with
    Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
  20. 2 Corinthians 6:15πρὸς · and
    What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
  21. 2 Corinthians 7:3πρὸς · to
    I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.
  22. 2 Corinthians 7:4πρὸς · in
    Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
  23. 2 Corinthians 7:8πρὸς · for
    Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it—for I see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time—
  24. 2 Corinthians 7:12πρὸς · to
    So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
  25. 2 Corinthians 8:17πρὸς · to
    For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
  26. 2 Corinthians 8:19πρὸς · to
    More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
  27. 2 Corinthians 10:4πρὸς · to
    The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
  28. 2 Corinthians 11:8πρὸς · in order
    I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.
  29. 2 Corinthians 11:9πρὸς · with
    And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
  30. 2 Corinthians 12:14πρὸς · to
    See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
  31. 2 Corinthians 12:17πρὸς
    Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?
  32. 2 Corinthians 12:21πρὸς · before
    I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
  33. 2 Corinthians 13:1πρὸς · to
    This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
  34. 2 Corinthians 13:7πρὸς · to
    Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
  35. Galatians 1:17πρὸς · to
    …nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
  36. Galatians 1:18πρὸς · with
    Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
  37. Galatians 2:5πρὸς · for; πρὸς · with
    We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
  38. Galatians 2:14πρὸς · with
    When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
  39. Galatians 4:18πρὸς · with
    Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time, and not only when I am with you.
  40. Galatians 4:20πρὸς · with
    …how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
  41. Galatians 6:10πρὸς · to; πρὸς · to
    Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
  42. Ephesians 2:18πρὸς · to
    For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
  43. Ephesians 3:4πρὸς · In
    In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
  44. Ephesians 3:14πρὸς · before
    …... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
  45. Ephesians 4:12πρὸς
    …to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
  46. Ephesians 4:14πρὸς · in
    Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
  47. Ephesians 4:29πρὸς · for
    Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
  48. Ephesians 5:31πρὸς · to
    “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”