πρός

pros

Greek G4314 Preposition 702 occurrences in 649 verses
πρός to/with

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, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.).

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

(b) of 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.

2. 2. Of time,

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

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

3. Of relation

(a) toward, with: Rom.5:1, 2Co.1:12, Col.4:5, 1Th.4:12, al.;

(b) with regard to: Mat.19:8, Mrk.12:12, Rom.8:31, al.;

(c) pertaining to, to: Mat.27:4, Jhn.21:22, Rom.15:17, Heb.2:17 5:1;

(d) according to: Luk.12:47, 2Co.5:10, Gal.2:14, Eph.3:4 4:14;

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

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

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Concordance 649 verses

  1. Acts 23:30 πρὸςπρὸς

    When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.

  2. Acts 24:12 πρός

    Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.

  3. Acts 24:16 πρὸς

    In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

  4. Acts 24:19 πρὸς

    who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.

  5. Acts 25:16 πρὸς

    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

  6. Acts 25:19 πρὸς

    They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

  7. Acts 25:21 πρὸς

    But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”

  8. Acts 25:22 πρὸς

    Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.

  9. Acts 26:1 πρὸς

    Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

  10. Acts 26:9 πρὸς

    So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

  11. Acts 26:14 πρόςπρὸς

    We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

  12. Acts 26:26 πρὸς

    For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.

  13. Acts 26:28 πρὸς

    Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”

  14. Acts 26:31 πρὸς

    On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”

  15. Acts 27:3 πρὸς

    The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.

  16. Acts 27:12 πρὸς

    Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.

  17. Acts 27:34 πρὸς

    So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”

  18. Acts 28:4 πρὸς

    When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

  19. Acts 28:8 πρὸς

    The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.

  20. Acts 28:10 πρὸς

    The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.

  21. Acts 28:17 πρὸς

    After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

  22. Acts 28:21 πρὸς

    The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.

  23. Acts 28:23 πρὸς

    So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

  24. Acts 28:25 πρὸςπρὸς

    They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

  25. Acts 28:26 πρὸς

    ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

  26. Acts 28:30 πρὸς

    Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.

  27. Romans 1:10 πρὸς

    in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.

  28. Romans 1:13 πρὸς

    I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

  29. Romans 3:26 πρὸς

    He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

  30. Romans 4:2 πρὸς

    If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.

  31. Romans 5:1 πρὸς

    Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

  32. Romans 8:18 πρὸς

    I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

  33. Romans 8:31 πρὸς

    What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

  34. Romans 10:1 πρὸς

    Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

  35. Romans 10:21 Πρὸςπρὸς

    But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

  36. Romans 15:2 πρὸς

    Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

  37. Romans 15:17 πρὸς

    Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service to God.

  38. Romans 15:22 πρὸς

    That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.

  39. Romans 15:23 πρὸς

    But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,

  40. Romans 15:29 πρὸς

    I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

  41. Romans 15:30 πρὸς

    Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.

  42. Romans 15:32 πρὸς

    so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.

  43. When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

  44. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.

  45. Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.

  46. But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.

  47. Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?

  48. If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!

  49. I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?

  50. Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

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