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response (L-N, 1,90.25, 90.33).[<a href="/greek/4314.htm">4314</a> (prós) can mean "in view of," or "in light of, but never "against," except where the context indicates an active exchange (interface) done in opposition.]<iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div>STRONGS NT 4314: πρός πρός, a preposition, equivalent to the epic προτί, from πρό and the adverbial suffix τί (cf. the German vor ... bin (Curtius, § 381)); it is joined I. with the accusative, to, toward, Latinad, denoting direction toward a thing, or position and state looking toward a thing (Winer's Grammar, § 49 h., p. 404 (378)); it is used 1. of the goal or limit toward which a movement is directed: πρός τινα or τί, a. properly, after verbs of going, departing, running, coming, etc.: ἄγω, <a href="/interlinear/john/11-15.htm">John 11:15</a>; ἀναβαίνω, <a href="/interlinear/mark/6-51.htm">Mark 6:51</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/20-17.htm">John 20:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/15-2.htm">Acts 15:2</a>; ἀνακάμπτω, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/2-12.htm">Matthew 2:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/18-21.htm">Acts 18:21</a>; ἀνέρχομαι, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/1-17.htm">Galatians 1:17</a> (L Tr marginal reading ἀπῆλθον); ἀπέρχομαι, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25</a> (Rec.); <a href="/interlinear/mark/3-13.htm">Mark 3:13</a>, etc.; πρός ἑαυτόν, to his house, <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-12.htm">Luke 24:12</a> (T omits; L Tr brackets; WH reject the verse; Tr reads πρός αὐτοῦ; some connect the phrase with θαυμάζων (see 2 b. below)); <a href="/interlinear/john/20-10.htm">John 20:10</a> (T Tr αὐτούς, WH αὑτούς (cf. under the word αὑτοῦ, at the end)); γίνεσθαι πρός τινα, to come to one, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/2-3.htm">1 Corinthians 2:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/16-10.htm">1 Corinthians 16:10</a>; διαπεράω, <a href="/interlinear/luke/16-26.htm">Luke 16:26</a>; ἐγγίζω, <a href="/interlinear/mark/11-1.htm">Mark 11:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/19-29.htm">Luke 19:29</a>; εἰσέρχομαι, <a href="/interlinear/mark/6-25.htm">Mark 6:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-28.htm">Luke 1:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/10-3.htm">Acts 10:3</a>; (πρός τήν Λυδίαν, into the house of Lydia, <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-40.htm">Acts 16:40</a> (Rec. εἰς)); etc.; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a>; εἰσπορεύομαι, <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-30.htm">Acts 28:30</a>; ἐκπορεύομαι, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-5.htm">Matthew 3:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/1-5.htm">Mark 1:5</a>; ἐξέρχομαι, <a href="/interlinear/john/18-29.htm">John 18:29, 38</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/8-17.htm">2 Corinthians 8:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13-13.htm">Hebrews 13:13</a>; ἐπιστρέφω, to turn (oneself), <a href="/interlinear/acts/9-40.htm">Acts 9:40</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3-16.htm">2 Corinthians 3:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/1-9.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:9</a>; ἐπισυνάγεσθαι, <a href="/interlinear/mark/1-33.htm">Mark 1:33</a>; ἔρχομαι, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-14.htm">Matthew 3:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a>, and often; ἥκω, <a href="/interlinear/john/6-37.htm">John 6:37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-23.htm">Acts 28:23</a> (Rec.); καταβαίνω, <a href="/interlinear/acts/10-21.htm">Acts 10:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/14-11.htm">Acts 14:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-12.htm">Revelation 12:12</a>; μεταβαίνω, <a href="/interlinear/john/13-1.htm">John 13:1</a>; ὀρθρίζω, <a href="/interlinear/luke/21-38.htm">Luke 21:38</a>; παραγίνομαι, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-13.htm">Matthew 3:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/7-4.htm">Luke 7:4, 20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/8-19.htm">Luke 8:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-6.htm">Luke 11:6</a>; (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Luke 22:52> Tdf.); πορεύομαι, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-6.htm">Matthew 10:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-5.htm">Luke 11:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/14-12.htm">John 14:12</a>, etc.; συνάγεσθαι, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-2.htm">Matthew 13:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-62.htm">Matthew 27:62</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/4-1.htm">Mark 4:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/6-30.htm">Mark 6:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-1.htm">Mark 7:1</a>; συντρέχειν, <a href="/interlinear/acts/3-11.htm">Acts 3:11</a>; ὑπάγω, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-18.htm">Matthew 26:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/5-19.htm">Mark 5:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/7-33.htm">John 7:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/13-3.htm">John 13:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/16-5.htm">John 16:5, 10, 16</a> (T Tr WH omit; L brackets the clause), <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:John 16:17>; κατευθύνειν τήν ὁδόν,<a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/3-11.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:11</a>; also after (kindred) nouns: εἴσοδος, <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/1-9.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:1</a>; προσαγωγή, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18</a>. after verbs of moving, leading, sending, drawing, bringing, directing: ἄγω, <a href="/interlinear/mark/11-7.htm">Mark 11:7</a> (R L); <a href="/interlinear/luke/18-40.htm">Luke 18:40</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/1-42.htm">John 1:42</a> (43); (<a href="/interlinear/john/18-13.htm">John 18:13</a> L T Tr WH); <a href="/interlinear/acts/9-27.htm">Acts 9:27</a>, etc.; ἀπάγω, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-57.htm">Matthew 26:57</a> (R. V. to the house of C. (cf. <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-40.htm">Acts 16:40</a> above)); <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-53.htm">Mark 14:53</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/18-13.htm">John 18:13</a> (R G); <a href="/interlinear/acts/23-17.htm">Acts 23:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/12-2.htm">1 Corinthians 12:2</a>; (ἐξάγω ἕως πρός (see ἕως, II. 2 c.), <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-50.htm">Luke 24:50</a> L text T Tr WH); κατασύρω, <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-58.htm">Luke 12:58</a>; ἁρπάζω, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5</a>; ἑλκύω, <a href="/interlinear/john/12-32.htm">John 12:32</a>; παραλαμβάνω, <a href="/interlinear/john/14-3.htm">John 14:3</a>; φέρω, <a href="/interlinear/mark/1-32.htm">Mark 1:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/9-17.htm">Mark 9:17, 19, 20</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/mark/11-7.htm">Mark 11:7</a> T Tr WH); πέμπω, <a href="/interlinear/luke/7.htm">Luke 7</a>:(not T WH),19; <a href="/interlinear/acts/25-21.htm">Acts 25:21</a> (L T Tr WH ἀναπέμψω), etc. (see πέμπω); ἀναπέμπω, <a href="/interlinear/luke/23-7.htm">Luke 23:7, 15</a>; ἀποστέλλω, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34</a>, etc. (see ἀποστέλλω, 1b. and d.); στρέφομαι, <a href="/interlinear/luke/7-44.htm">Luke 7:44</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/23-28.htm">Luke 23:28</a>. after verbs of falling: πίπτειν πρός τούς πόδας τίνος, <a href="/interlinear/mark/5-22.htm">Mark 5:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-25.htm">Mark 7:25</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/acts/5-10.htm">Acts 5:10</a> L T Tr WH); <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-17.htm">Revelation 1:17</a>. after other verbs and substantives with which the idea of direction is connected: as ἐπιστολή πρός τινα, <a href="/interlinear/acts/9-2.htm">Acts 9:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-5.htm">Acts 22:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3-1.htm">2 Corinthians 3:1</a>; ἐντολή, <a href="/interlinear/acts/17-15.htm">Acts 17:15</a>; ἀνάδειξις, <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-80.htm">Luke 1:80</a>; κάμπτω τά γόνατα, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3-14.htm">Ephesians 3:14</a>; ἐκπετάννυμι τάς χεῖρας, <a href="/interlinear/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a> (from <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2</a>); πρόσωπον πρός πρόσωπον, face (turned) to face, i. e. in immediate presence, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">1 Corinthians 13:12</a> (after the Hebrew, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/32-30.htm">Genesis 32:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/judges/6-22.htm">Judges 6:22</a>); στόμα πρός στόμα, mouth (turned) to mouth, i. e. in each other's presence, <a href="/interlinear/2_john/1-12.htm">2 John 1:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/3_john/1-14.htm">3 John 1:14</a> (see στόμα, 1); λαλεῖν πρός τό οὖς, the mouth being put to the ear, <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-3.htm">Luke 12:3</a>. after verbs of adding, joining to: προστιθεναι τινα πρός τούς πατέρας, to lay one unto, i. e. bury him by the side of, his fathers, <a href="/interlinear/acts/13-36.htm">Acts 13:36</a> (after the Hebrew, <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/22-20.htm">2 Kings 22:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/judges/2-10.htm">Judges 2:10</a>); θάπτειν τινα πρός τινα, <a href="/interlinear/acts/5-10.htm">Acts 5:10</a>. after verbs of saying (because speech is directed toward someone), invoking, swearing, testifying, making known: with an accusative of the person, ἀνοίγω τό στόμα, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">2 Corinthians 6:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-13.htm">Luke 1:13</a>, and very often by Luke; <a href="/interlinear/john/4-48.htm">John 4:48</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/7-3.htm">John 7:3</a>, etc.; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-13.htm">Hebrews 1:13</a>; λαλέω, <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-19.htm">Luke 1:19, 55</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-18.htm">Luke 2:18</a>, etc.; <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5-5.htm">Hebrews 5:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-18.htm">Hebrews 11:18</a>; λέγω, <a href="/interlinear/luke/5-36.htm">Luke 5:36</a>, etc.; <a href="/interlinear/john/2-3.htm">John 2:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/4-15.htm">John 4:15</a>, etc.; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-21.htm">Hebrews 7:21</a>; φημί, <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-70.htm">Luke 22:70</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a> (R G); <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Acts 10:28>, etc.; διαλέγομαι, <a href="/interlinear/acts/24-12.htm">Acts 24:12</a>; ἀποκρίνομαι, <a href="/interlinear/luke/4-4.htm">Luke 4:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/3-12.htm">Acts 3:12</a>; δέομαι, <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-24.htm">Acts 8:24</a>; βοάω, <a href="/interlinear/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7</a> (R G L); αἴρειν φωνήν, <a href="/interlinear/acts/4-24.htm">Acts 4:24</a>; εὔχομαι, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/13-7.htm">2 Corinthians 13:7</a>; ὄμνυμι, <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-73.htm">Luke 1:73</a>; μάρτυς εἰμί, <a href="/interlinear/acts/13-31.htm">Acts 13:31</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-15.htm">Acts 22:15</a>; δημηγορέω, <a href="/interlinear/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21</a>; κατηγορέω, to accuse to, bring, as it were, to the judge by accusation, <a href="/interlinear/john/5-45.htm">John 5:45</a>; ἐμφανίζω, <a href="/interlinear/acts/23-22.htm">Acts 23:22</a>; γνωρίζεται, be made known unto, <a href="/interlinear/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a>. also after (kindred) substantives (and phrases): ἀπολογία, addressed unto one, <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-1.htm">Acts 22:1</a>; λόγος, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-18.htm">2 Corinthians 1:18</a>; λόγος παρακλήσεως, <a href="/interlinear/acts/13-15.htm">Acts 13:15</a>; ὁ λόγος γίνεται πρός τινα, <a href="/interlinear/john/10-35.htm">John 10:35</a> (<a href="/interlinear/genesis/15-1.htm">Genesis 15:1, 4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/1-2.htm">Jeremiah 1:2, 11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/13-8.htm">Jeremiah 13:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/6-1.htm">Ezekiel 6:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hosea/1-1.htm">Hosea 1:1</a>); γίνεται φωνή, <a href="/interlinear/acts/7-31.htm">Acts 7:31</a> Rec.; <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Acts 10:13,15>; γίνεται ἐπαγγελία, <a href="/interlinear/acts/13-32.htm">Acts 13:32</a> and Rec. in <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Acts 26:6> (where L T Tr WH εἰς); προσευχή, <a href="/interlinear/romans/15-30.htm">Romans 15:30</a>; δέησις, <a href="/interlinear/romans/10-1.htm">Romans 10:1</a>; προσφέρειν δεήσεις, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5-7.htm">Hebrews 5:7</a>. πρός ἀλλήλους after ἀντιβάλλειν λόγους, <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-17.htm">Luke 24:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm">Luke 8</a>taXaXe(p, <a href="/interlinear/luke/6-11.htm">Luke 6:11</a>; διαλέγεσθαι, <a href="/interlinear/mark/9-34.htm">Mark 9:34</a>; διαλογίζεσθαι, <a href="/interlinear/mark/8-16.htm">Mark 8:16</a>; εἰπεῖν, <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-15.htm">Luke 2:15</a> ((L marginal reading T WH λαλεῖν)); <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Luke 24:32>; <a href="/interlinear/john/16-17.htm">John 16:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/19-24.htm">John 19:24</a>; λέγειν, <a href="/interlinear/mark/4-41.htm">Mark 4:41</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/8-25.htm">Luke 8:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/4-33.htm">John 4:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-4.htm">Acts 28:4</a>; ὁμιλεῖν, <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-14.htm">Luke 24:14</a>; συλλαλεῖν, <a href="/interlinear/luke/4-36.htm">Luke 4:36</a>. πρός ἑαυτούς equivalent to πρός ἀλλήλους: after συζητεῖν, <a href="/interlinear/mark/1-27.htm">Mark 1:27</a> (T WH text read simply αὐτούς (as subjunctive)); <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Mark 9:16>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-23.htm">Luke 22:23</a>; εἰπεῖν, <a href="/interlinear/mark/12-7.htm">Mark 12:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/12-19.htm">John 12:19</a>; λέγειν, <a href="/interlinear/mark/16-3.htm">Mark 16:3</a>; ἀγανακτεῖν (R. V. had indignation among themselves. saying), <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-4.htm">Mark 14:4</a> T WH (cf. Tr); see 2 b. below. b. of a time drawing toward a given time (cf. f. below): πρός ἑσπέραν ἐστιν, toward evening, <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-29.htm">Luke 24:29</a> (<a href="/interlinear/genesis/8-11.htm">Genesis 8:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7</a>; Plato, de rep. 1, p. 328a.; Josephus, Antiquities 5, 4, 3; πρός ἡμέραν, Xenophon, ahab. 4, 5, 21; Plato, conviv., p. 223 c.); (πρός σάββατον, <a href="/interlinear/mark/15-42.htm">Mark 15:42</a> LTr text). c. metaphorically, of mental direction, with words denoting desires and emotions of the mind, to, toward: ἐνδεικνύειν πραΰτητα, <a href="/interlinear/titus/3-2.htm">Titus 3:2</a>; μακροθύμειν, <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:14</a>; ἤπιος, <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-24.htm">2 Timothy 2:24</a>; ἔχθρα, <a href="/interlinear/luke/23-12.htm">Luke 23:12</a>; πεποίθησιν ἔχειν, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3-4.htm">2 Corinthians 3:4</a>; (ἐλπίδα ἔχων, <a href="/interlinear/acts/24-15.htm">Acts 24:15</a> Tdf.); πίστις, <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/1-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:8</a>; παρρησία, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-4.htm">2 Corinthians 7:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_john/3-21.htm">1 John 3:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_john/5-14.htm">1 John 5:14</a>; with verbs signifying the mode of bearing oneself toward a person, ἐργάζεσθαι τό ἀγαθόν, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/6-10.htm">Galatians 6:10</a>; τά αὐτά, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-9.htm">Ephesians 6:9</a> (Xenophon, mem. 1, 1, 6). of a hostile direction, agdainst; so after ἀνταγωνιζεσθα, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-4.htm">Hebrews 12:4</a>; στῆναι, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11</a>; λακτίζειν, <a href="/interlinear/acts/9-5.htm">Acts 9:5</a> Rec.; <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Acts 26:14> (see κέντρον, 2); πάλη, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a>; μάχεσθαι, <a href="/interlinear/john/6-52.htm">John 6:52</a>; διακρίνομαι, <a href="/interlinear/acts/11-2.htm">Acts 11:2</a>; γογγυσμός, <a href="/interlinear/acts/6-1.htm">Acts 6:1</a>; βλασφημία, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-6.htm">Revelation 13:6</a>; πικραίνεσθαι, <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-19.htm">Colossians 3:19</a>; (ἔχειν τί, <a href="/interlinear/acts/24-19.htm">Acts 24:19</a>; ἔχειν ζήτημα, <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Acts 25:19>; μομφήν, <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-13.htm">Colossians 3:13</a>; πρᾶγμα, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/6-1.htm">1 Corinthians 6:1</a>; λόγον (see λόγος, I. 6), <a href="/interlinear/acts/19-38.htm">Acts 19:38</a>; πρός τινα, to have something to bring against one (R. V. wherewith to answer), <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-12.htm">2 Corinthians 5:12</a>; τά (which Tr text WH omit) πρός τινα, the things to be said against one, <a href="/interlinear/acts/23-30.htm">Acts 23:30</a> (R G Tr WH; here may be added πρός πλησμονήν σαρκός, against (i. e. to check) the indulgence of the flesh, <a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-23.htm">Colossians 2:23</a> (see πλησμονή)). d. of the issue or end to which anything tends or leads: ἡ ἀσθένεια οὐκ ἐστι πρός θάνατον, <a href="/interlinear/john/11-4.htm">John 11:4</a>; ἁμαρτάνειν, ἁμαρτία πρός θάνατον, <a href="/interlinear/1_john/5-16.htm">1 John 5:16</a>f; ἅ στρεβλουσι πρός τήν ἰδίαν αὐτῶν ἀπώλειαν, <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/3-16.htm">2 Peter 3:16</a>; τά πρός τήν εἰρήνην namely, ὄντα — now, the things which tend to the restoration of peace (A. V. conditions of peace), <a href="/interlinear/luke/14-32.htm">Luke 14:32</a>; now, which tend to the attainment of safety (A. V. which belong unto peace), <a href="/interlinear/luke/19-42.htm">Luke 19:42</a>; τά πρός ζωήν, καί εὐσέβειαν (A. V. that pertain unto), <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-3.htm">2 Peter 1:3</a>; πρός δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a>; τοῦ κυρίου, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/8-19.htm">2 Corinthians 8:19</a>. e. of an intended end or purpose: πρός νουθεσίαν τίνος, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a>; as other examples add, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-12.htm">Matthew 26:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/3-26.htm">Romans 3:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/15-2.htm">Romans 15:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/6-5.htm">1 Corinthians 6:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/7-35.htm">1 Corinthians 7:35</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/12-7.htm">1 Corinthians 12:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-12.htm">1 Corinthians 14:12, 26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-34.htm">1 Corinthians 15:34</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-3.htm">2 Corinthians 7:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-8.htm">2 Corinthians 11:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4-12.htm">Ephesians 4:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1-16.htm">1 Timothy 1:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-11.htm">Hebrews 6:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13</a>; πρός τί, to what end, for what intent, <a href="/interlinear/john/13-28.htm">John 13:28</a>; πρός τήν ἐλεημοσύνην, for the purpose of asking alms, <a href="/interlinear/acts/3-10.htm">Acts 3:10</a>; πρός τό with an infinitive in order to, etc.: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/6-1.htm">Matthew 6:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-30.htm">Matthew 13:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-5.htm">Matthew 23:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-12.htm">Matthew 26:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/13-22.htm">Mark 13:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3-13.htm">2 Corinthians 3:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-9.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/3-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:8</a>, also R G in <a href="/interlinear/james/3-3.htm">James 3:3</a>. f. of the time for which a thing has been, as it were, appointed, i. e. during which it will last; where we use our for (German für orauf) (cf. b. above): πρός καιρόν (Latinad tempus, Cicero, de off. 1, 8, 27; de amicitia 15, 53; Livy 21, 25, 14), i. e. for a season, for a while, <a href="/interlinear/luke/8-13.htm">Luke 8:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/7-5.htm">1 Corinthians 7:5</a>; πρός καιρόν ὥρας (R. V. for a short season), <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-17.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:17</a>; πρός ὥραν, for a short time, for an hour, <a href="/interlinear/john/5-35.htm">John 5:35</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-8.htm">2 Corinthians 7:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/2-5.htm">Galatians 2:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/philemon/1-15.htm">Philemon 1:15</a>; πρός ὀλίγας ἡμέρας, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-10.htm">Hebrews 12:10</a> πρός τό παρόν, for the present, ibid. 11 (Thucydides 2, 22; Plato, legg. 5, p. 736 a.; Josephus, Antiquities 6, 5, 1; Herodian, 1, 3, 13 (5 edition, Bekker); Dio Cassius, 41, 15); πρός ὀλίγον, for a little time, <a href="/interlinear/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a> (Lucian, dial. deor. 18, 1; Aelian v. h. 12, 63). 2. it is used of close proximity — the idea of direction, though not entirely lost, being more or less weakened; a. answering to our at or by (German an); after verbs of fastening, adhering, moving (to): δεδέσθαι πρός τήν θύραν, <a href="/interlinear/mark/11-4.htm">Mark 11:4</a>; προσκολλᾶσθαι, <a href="/interlinear/mark/10-7.htm">Mark 10:7</a> R G Tr (in marginal reading brackets); <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31</a> R G WH text; προσκόπτειν, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/4-6.htm">Matthew 4:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/4-11.htm">Luke 4:11</a>; κεῖσθαι, equivalent to to be brought near to, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/3-9.htm">Luke 3:9</a> ((cf. 2 Macc. 4:33)); τιθέναι, <a href="/interlinear/acts/3-2.htm">Acts 3:2</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/acts/4-37.htm">Acts 4:37</a> Tdf. (others παρά)); add, βεβλησθαι, <a href="/interlinear/luke/16-20.htm">Luke 16:20</a>; τά πρός τήν θύραν, the forecourt (see θύρα, a.), <a href="/interlinear/mark/2-2.htm">Mark 2:2</a>; εἶναι πρός τήν θάλασσαν (properly, toward the sea (A. V. by the sea)), <a href="/interlinear/mark/4-1.htm">Mark 4:1</a>; θερμαίνεσθαι πρός τό φῶς, turned to the light (R. V. in the light), <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-54.htm">Mark 14:54</a>; καθῆσθαι πρός τό φῶς, <a href="/interlinear/luke/22-56.htm">Luke 22:56</a>; πρός τό μνημεῖον, <a href="/interlinear/john/20-11.htm">John 20:11</a> Rec.; cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 201f b. equivalent to (Latinapud) with, with the accusative of a person, after verbs of remaining, dwelling, tarrying, etc. (which require one to be conceived of as always turned toward one), cf. Fritzsche as above: after εἶναι, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-56.htm">Matthew 13:56</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/6-3.htm">Mark 6:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/9-19.htm">Mark 9:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-49.htm">Mark 14:49</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/9-41.htm">Luke 9:41</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_john/1-2.htm">1 John 1:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/3-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/2-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/3-10.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:10</a>; παρεῖναι, <a href="/interlinear/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-9.htm">2 Corinthians 11:9</a> (8); <a href="/interlinear/galatians/4-18.htm">Galatians 4:18, 20</a>; παρουσία, <a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-26.htm">Philippians 1:26</a>; διαμενεῖν, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/2-5.htm">Galatians 2:5</a>; παραμένειν, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/16-6.htm">1 Corinthians 16:6</a>; ἐπιμένειν, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/16-7.htm">1 Corinthians 16:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/1-18.htm">Galatians 1:18</a>; καθέζεσθαι, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-55.htm">Matthew 26:55</a> (R G L Tr brackets); ἐνδήμειν, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-8.htm">2 Corinthians 5:8</a>; κατέχειν τινα πρός ἑαυτόν, <a href="/interlinear/philemon/1-13.htm">Philemon 1:13</a>. πρός ἐμαυτόν, etc. (apud animum meum), with myself, etc. (2 Macc. 11:13; examples from Greek writings are given in Passow, under the word, I. 2, p. 1157a; (Liddell and Scott, under the word C. I. 5)), συλλογίζομαι, <a href="/interlinear/luke/20-5.htm">Luke 20:5</a>; προσεύχομαι, <a href="/interlinear/luke/18-11.htm">Luke 18:11</a> (Tdf. omits πρός ἑαυτόν, Griesbach connects it with σταθείς); ἀγανακτεῖν, <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-4.htm">Mark 14:4</a> ((cf. 1 a. at the end); θαυμάζειν, <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-12.htm">Luke 24:12</a> (according to some; see above, 1 a. at the beginning)). Further, ποιεῖν τί πρός τινα, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-18.htm">Matthew 26:18</a>; ἔχω χάριν πρός τινα, <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-47.htm">Acts 2:47</a>; ἔχει καύχημα ... πρός Θεόν to have whereof to glory with one (properly, turned 'toward' one), <a href="/interlinear/romans/4-2.htm">Romans 4:2</a>; παράκλητον πρός τινα, <a href="/interlinear/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1</a>. 3. of relation or reference to any person or thing; thus a. of fitness: joined to adjectives, ἀγαθός, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4-29.htm">Ephesians 4:29</a>; ἕτοιμος, <a href="/interlinear/titus/3-1.htm">Titus 3:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/3-15.htm">1 Peter 3:15</a>; ἱκανός, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/2-16.htm">2 Corinthians 2:16</a>; δυνατός, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4</a>; ἐξηρτισμένος, <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-17.htm">2 Timothy 3:17</a>; ὠφέλιμος, <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-8.htm">1 Timothy 4:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16</a>; ἀδόκιμος, <a href="/interlinear/titus/1-16.htm">Titus 1:16</a>; ἀνεύθετος, <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-12.htm">Acts 27:12</a>; λευκός, white and so ready for, <a href="/interlinear/john/4-35.htm">John 4:35</a>; τά πρός τήν χρείαν namely, ἀναγκαῖά (R. V. such things as we needed,), <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-10.htm">Acts 28:10</a>. b. of the relation or close connection entered (or to be entered) into by one person with another: περιπατεῖν πρός (German im Verkehr mit (in contact with (A. V. toward)); cf. Bernhardy (1829), p. 265; Passow, under the word, I. 2, p. 1157a; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, C. I. 5)) τινα, <a href="/interlinear/colossians/4-5.htm">Colossians 4:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/4-12.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:12</a>; ἀναστρέφεσθαι, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-12.htm">2 Corinthians 1:12</a>; of ethical relationship (where we use with), ἀσύμφωνος πρός ἀλλήλους, <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-25.htm">Acts 28:25</a>; κονωνια, συμφώνησις πρός τινα or τί, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15</a>f; εἰρήνην ἔχειν (see εἰρήνη, 5), <a href="/interlinear/romans/5-1.htm">Romans 5:1</a>; συνείδησιν ἔχειν πρός τόν Θεόν, <a href="/interlinear/acts/24-16.htm">Acts 24:16</a>; διαθήκην ἐντέλλομαι πρός τινα, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20</a> (see ἐντέλλω, at the end); διαθήκην διατίθημι, <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-25.htm">Acts 2:25</a> (in Greek writings συνθήκας, σπονδάς, συμμαχίαν ποιεῖσθαι πρός τινα, and similar expressions; cf. Passow (or Liddell and Scott) as above); μή ταπεινώσῃ ... πρός ὑμᾶς, in my relation to you (R. V. before), <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-21.htm">2 Corinthians 12:21</a>; πρός ὅν ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος (see λόγος, II. 5), <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a>. Here belongs also <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">2 Corinthians 4:2</a> (A. V. to every man's conscience). c. with regard to (any person or thing), with respect to, as to; after verbs of saying: πρός τινα, <a href="/interlinear/mark/12-12.htm">Mark 12:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-41.htm">Luke 12:41</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/18-9.htm">Luke 18:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/19-9.htm">Luke 19:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/20-19.htm">Luke 20:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-7.htm">Hebrews 1:7</a>f; πρός τό δεῖν προσεύχεσθαι, <a href="/interlinear/luke/18-1.htm">Luke 18:1</a>; ἐπιτρέπειν, γράφειν τί πρός τί, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/19-8.htm">Matthew 19:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/10-5.htm">Mark 10:5</a>; ἀποκριθῆναι τί πρός τί, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-14.htm">Matthew 27:14</a>; ἀνταποκριθῆναι, <a href="/interlinear/luke/14-6.htm">Luke 14:6</a>' τί ἐροῦμεν πρός ταῦτα, <a href="/interlinear/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a> (Xenophon, mem. 3, 9, 12; anab. 2, 1, 20). d. pertaining to: τά πρός τόν Θεόν (see Θεός, 3 γ.), <a href="/interlinear/romans/15-17.htm">Romans 15:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/2-17.htm">Hebrews 2:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5-1.htm">Hebrews 5:1</a>; τί πρός ἡμᾶς; namely, ἐστιν, what is that to us? i. e. it is none of our business to care for that, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4</a>; also τί πρός σε; <a href="/interlinear/john/21-22.htm">John 21:22, 23</a> (here Tdf. omits). e. in comparison (like Latinad) equivalent to in comparison with: so after ἄξιος (which see in a.), <a href="/interlinear/romans/8-18.htm">Romans 8:18</a> (οὐ λογισθήσεται ἕτερος πρός αὐτόν, Baruch 3:36 (35); cf. Viger. edition, Herm., p. 666; (Buttmann, § 147, 28)). f. agreeably to, according to: πρός ἅ (i. e. πρός ταῦτα ἅ) ἔπραξε, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a>; ποιεῖν πρός τό θέλημα τίνος, <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-47.htm">Luke 12:47</a>; ὀρθοπόδειν πρός τήν ἀλήθειαν, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/2-14.htm">Galatians 2:14</a>. Here belong <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3-4.htm">Ephesians 3:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4-14.htm">Ephesians 4:14</a>. g. akin to this is the use of πρός joined to nouns denoting desires, emotions, virtues, etc., to form a periphrasis of the adverbs (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 51, 2 h.): πρός φθόνον, enviously, <a href="/interlinear/james/4-5.htm">James 4:5</a> ((on this passage see φθόνος); πρός ὀργήν equivalent to ὀργίλως, Sophocles El. 369; πρός βίαν equivalent to βιαίως, Aeschylus (Prom. 208, 353, etc.) Eum. 5; others; πρός ἡδονήν καί πρός χάριν, pleasantly and graciously, Josephus, Antiquities 12, 10, 3; (other examples in Liddell and Scott, under C. III. 7)). II. with the dative, at, near, hard by, denoting close local proximity (Winers Grammar, 395 (369f)); so six times in the N. T. (much more frequent in the Sept. and in the O. T. Apocrypha): <a href="/interlinear/mark/5-11.htm">Mark 5:11</a> G L T Tr WH (R. V. on the mountain side); <a href="/interlinear/luke/19-37.htm">Luke 19:37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/18-16.htm">John 18:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/20-11.htm">John 20:11</a> (where Rec. has πρός τό μν,.); <a href="/interlinear/john/20-12.htm">John 20:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13</a>. III. with the genitive, a. properly, used of that from which something proceeds; b. (Latina parte i. e.) on the side of; hence, tropically πρός τίνος εἶναι or ὑπάρχειν, to pertain to one, lie in one's interests, be to one's advantage: so once in the N. T. τοῦτο πρός τῆς ὑμετέρας σωτηρίας ὑπάρχει, conduces to (A. V. is for) your safety, <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-34.htm">Acts 27:34</a>. (Κροισος ἐλπισας πρός ἑωυτοῦ τόν χρησμον εἶναι, Herodotus 1, 75; οὐ πρός τῆς ὑμετέρας δόξης, it will not redound to your credit, Thucydides 3, 59; add, Plato, Gorgias, p. 459 c.; Lucian, dial. deor. 20, 3; Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 10, 30; Arrian exp. Alex. 1, 19, 6; cf. Viger. edition, Herm., p. 659f; Matthiae, p. 1385f; (Liddell and Scott, under the word A. IV.); Winer's Grammar, 374 (350).) IV. in Composition πρός signifies 1. direction or motion to a goal: προσάγω, προσεγγίζω, προσέρχομαι, προστρέχω. 2. addition, accession, besides: προσανατίθημι, προσαπειλέω, προσοφείλω. 3. vicinity: προσεδρεύω, προσμένω. 4. our on, at, as in προσκόπτω; and then of things which adhere to or are fastened to others, as προσηλόω, προσπήγνυμι. 5. to or for, of a thing adjusted to some standard: πρόσκαιρος. Cf. Zeune ad Viger. edition, Herm., p. 666. <iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>to, towardsA strengthened form of <a href="/greek/4253.htm">pro</a>; 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 destination of the relation, i.e. Whither or for which it is predicated) -- about, according to, against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at. see GREEK <a href="/greek/4253.htm">pro</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εἰς προς πρός πρὸς eis pros prós pròs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><a href="/greek/4314.htm">Strong's Greek 4314</a> <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">703 Occurrences</a> <a href="/greek/pros_4314.htm">πρὸς — 703 Occ.</a> <a href="/text/matthew/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 2:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> μὴ ἀνακάμψαι πρὸς Ἡρῴδην δι' <a href="/kjvs/matthew/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not return to Herod, they departed <a href="/interlinear/matthew/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not to return to Herod by<a href="/text/matthew/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 3:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> Τότε ἐξεπορεύετο πρὸς αὐτὸν Ἰεροσόλυμα <a href="/kjvs/matthew/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Then went out to him Jerusalem, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Then went out to him Jerusalem<a href="/text/matthew/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 3:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν <a href="/kjvs/matthew/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is laid unto the root <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the axe to the root<a href="/text/matthew/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 3:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> τὸν Ἰορδάνην πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην <a href="/kjvs/matthew/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to Jordan unto John, to be baptized <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the Jordan to John<a href="/text/matthew/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 3:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> σὺ ἔρχῃ πρός με <a href="/kjvs/matthew/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> comest thou to me? <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you come to me<a href="/text/matthew/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 3:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν Ἄφες <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jesus said unto him Permit [it]<a href="/text/matthew/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 4:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> ποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν <a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.' <a href="/kjvs/matthew/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thy foot against a stone. <a href="/interlinear/matthew/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ever you strike against a stone the<a href="/text/matthew/5-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 5:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> βλέπων γυναῖκα πρὸς τὸ ἐπιθυμῆσαι <a href="/kjvs/matthew/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> looketh on a woman to lust after her <a href="/interlinear/matthew/5-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> looks upon a woman to lust after<a href="/text/matthew/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 6:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> τῶν ἀνθρώπων πρὸς τὸ θεαθῆναι <a href="/kjvs/matthew/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> men, to be seen of them: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the men in order to be seen<a href="/text/matthew/7-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 7:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> οἵτινες ἔρχονται πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν <a href="/kjvs/matthew/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which come to you in <a href="/interlinear/matthew/7-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> who come to you in<a href="/text/matthew/10-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 10:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> δὲ μᾶλλον πρὸς τὰ πρόβατα <a href="/kjvs/matthew/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> go rather to the lost sheep <a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> however rather to the sheep<a href="/text/matthew/10-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 10:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> εἰρήνη ὑμῶν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐπιστραφήτω <a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> peace of you to you let return<a href="/text/matthew/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 11:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> Δεῦτε πρός με πάντες <a href="/kjvs/matthew/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [him].Come unto me, all <a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Come to me all<a href="/text/matthew/13-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> καὶ συνήχθησαν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὄχλοι <a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> were gathered together unto him, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And were gathered together to him crowds<a href="/text/matthew/13-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> εἰς δέσμας πρὸς τὸ κατακαῦσαι <a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in bundles to burn them: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into bundles in order the to burn<a href="/text/matthew/13-56.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:56</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> οὐχὶ πᾶσαι πρὸς ἡμᾶς εἰσίν <a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not all with us? Whence <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-56.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not all with us are<a href="/text/matthew/14-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 14:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> νυκτὸς ἦλθεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς περιπατῶν <a href="/kjvs/matthew/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jesus went unto them, walking <a href="/interlinear/matthew/14-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> night he went to them walking<a href="/text/matthew/14-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 14:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> με ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ ἐπὶ <a href="/kjvs/matthew/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me come unto thee on <a href="/interlinear/matthew/14-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> me to come to you upon<a href="/text/matthew/14-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 14:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> καὶ ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν <a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on the water and came toward Jesus. <a href="/kjvs/matthew/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the water, to go to Jesus. <a href="/interlinear/matthew/14-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover to go to Jesus<a href="/text/matthew/17-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 17:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> Καὶ ἐλθόντων πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον <a href="/kjvs/matthew/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> were come to the multitude, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/17-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And when they came to the crowd<a href="/text/matthew/19-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 19:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> ὅτι Μωυσῆς πρὸς τὴν σκληροκαρδίαν <a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He said to them, Because of your hardness of heart <a href="/kjvs/matthew/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Moses because of the hardness of your <a href="/interlinear/matthew/19-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Moses in view of the hardness of heart<a href="/text/matthew/19-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 19:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν πρός με τῶν <a href="/kjvs/matthew/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not, to come unto me: for <a href="/interlinear/matthew/19-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> them to come to me of the<a href="/text/matthew/21-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> γὰρ Ἰωάννης πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν <a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> John came unto you in <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed John to you in [the]<a href="/text/matthew/21-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> δούλους αὐτοῦ πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς <a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> servants to the husbandmen, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> servants of him to the tenants<a href="/text/matthew/21-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:37</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a> <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> δὲ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὸν <a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> last of all he sent unto them his <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover he sent to them the<a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">703 Occurrences</a> </div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/greek/4313.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4313"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4313" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4315.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4315"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4315" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" 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