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Strong's G4314 · Greek

πρός

pros · pros

a strengthened form of 4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the des


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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

πρός (G4314)

700 πρός , prep. c. gen., dat., acc. C. gen., of motion from a place, from the side of , hence metaph., in the interests of , Ac 27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). C. dat., of local proximity, hard by , near , at : Mk 5:11 , Lk 19:37 , Jo 18:16 20:11 , 12 , Re 1:13 . C. acc., of motion or direction towards a place or object, to , towards . Of place, after verbs of motion or of speaking and other words with the idea of direction: ἔρχομαι , ἀναβαίνω , πορεύομαι , λέγω , ἐπιστολή , etc., Mt 3:14 , Mk 6:51 , Lk 11:5 , Jo 2:3 , Ac 9:2 , al. mult.; metaph., of mental direction, hostile or otherwise, Lk 23:12 , Jo 6:52 , II Co 7:4 , Eph 6:12 , Col 3:13 , al.; of the issue or end, Lk 14:32 , Jo 11:4 , al.; of purpose, Mt 26:12 , Ro 3:26 , I Co 6:5 , al.; πρὸς τό , c. inf., denoting purpose (cf. M, Pr. , 218, 220; Lft., Notes , 131), Mt 5:28 , Mk 13:22 , Eph 6:11 , I Th 2:9 , al.; of close proximity, at , by , with : Mt 3:10 , Mk 11:4 , Lk 4:11 , Ac 3:2 , al.; after εἶναι , Mt 13:56 , Mk 6:3 , Jo 1:1 , al. Of time, towards (Plat., Xen., LXX: Ge 8:11 , al.): Lk 24:29 ; for : πρὸς καιρόν , Lk 8:13 , I Co 7:5 ; πρὸς ὥραν , Jo 5:35 , al.; πρὸς ὀλίγον , Ja 4:14 . Of relation toward , with : Ro 5:1 , II Co 1:12 , Col 4:5 , I Th 4:12 , al.; with regard to : Mt 19:8 , Mk 12:12 , Ro 8:31 , al.; pertaining to , to : Mt 27:4 , Jo 21:22 , Ro 15:17 , He 2:17 5:1 ; according to : Lk 12:47 , II Co 5:10 , Ga 2:14 , Eph 3:4 4:14 ; in comparison with : Ro 8:18 . In composition: towards ( προσέρχομαι ), to ( προσάγω ), against ( προσκόπτω ), besides ( προσδαπανάω ).

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