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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. John 6:17πρὸς · to
    …got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
  2. John 6:28πρὸς
    Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
  3. John 6:34πρὸς
    “Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”
  4. John 6:35πρὸς · to
    Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
  5. John 6:37πρὸς · to; πρός · to
    Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
  6. John 6:44πρός · to
    “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
  7. John 6:45πρὸς · to
    It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
  8. John 6:52πρὸς · among
    At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
  9. John 6:65πρός · to
    Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
  10. John 6:68πρὸς · to
    Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
  11. John 7:3πρὸς · to
    So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
  12. John 7:33πρὸς · to
    So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.
  13. John 7:35πρὸς · to
    At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
  14. John 7:37πρός · to
    On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
  15. John 7:45πρὸς · to
    Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”
  16. John 7:50πρὸς; πρὸς · to
    Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
  17. John 8:2πρὸς · to
    Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
  18. John 8:3πρὸς · to
    The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
  19. John 8:31πρὸς · to
    So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
  20. John 8:33πρὸς
    “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
  21. John 8:57πρὸς · to
    Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
  22. John 9:13πρὸς · to
    They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
  23. John 10:35πρὸς · to
    If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
  24. John 10:41πρὸς · to
    Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
  25. John 11:3πρὸς · to
    So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
  26. John 11:4πρὸς · end in
    When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
  27. John 11:15πρὸς · to
    …and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
  28. John 11:19πρὸς · to
    …and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.
  29. John 11:21πρὸς · to
    Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
  30. John 11:29πρὸς · to
    And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.
  31. John 11:32πρὸς · at
    When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
  32. John 11:45πρὸς · to
    Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.
  33. John 11:46πρὸς · to
    But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
  34. John 12:19πρὸς · to
    Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
  35. John 12:32πρὸς · to
    And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
  36. John 13:1πρὸς · [and return] to
    It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
  37. John 13:3πρὸς · to
    Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
  38. John 13:6πρὸς · to
    He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”
  39. John 13:28πρὸς · why
    But no one at the table knew why Jesus had said this to him.
  40. John 14:3πρὸς · into
    And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
  41. John 14:6πρὸς · to
    Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
  42. John 14:12πρὸς · to
    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
  43. John 14:18πρὸς · to
    I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
  44. John 14:23πρὸς · to
    Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
  45. John 14:28πρὸς · to; πρὸς · to
    You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
  46. John 16:5πρὸς · to
    Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
  47. John 16:7πρὸς · to
    But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.