πρός (prós) — About

Greek word study: πρός (prós), Strong's G4314. 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 s

GreekStrong's G4314
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πρός (prós)

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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)

Word study
Derivation: a strengthened form of G4253 (πρό);

KJV translation words: 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)

Where this word appears

Strong's G4314 is tagged on 732 words in 677 verses across 26 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 2:12 and last appears in Revelation 21:9.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

to ×502with ×46for ×37toward ×29against ×21at ×20unto ×17among ×10in order ×6according to ×3by ×3before ×2

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

πρὸς ×687πρός ×43Πρός ×1προσάββατον ×1

Books where it appears most

Luke ×171Acts ×140John ×105Mark ×68Matthew ×432 Corinthians ×331 Corinthians ×25Hebrews ×20

Verses (first 25 of 677)

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: G4253 πρό (pró).

Entries whose derivation names this word: G676 ἀπρόσιτος (aprósitos), G1715 ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen), G4316 προσαγορεύω (prosagoreúō), G4317 προσάγω (proságō), G4319 προσαιτέω (prosaitéō), G4320 προσαναβαίνω (prosanabaínō), G4321 προσαναλίσκω (prosanalískō), G4322 προσαναπληρόω (prosanaplēróō), G4323 προσανατίθημι (prosanatíthēmi), G4324 προσαπειλέω (prosapeiléō), G4325 προσδαπανάω (prosdapanáō), G4326 προσδέομαι (prosdéomai) and 42 more.

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does prós (G4314) mean?

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).

How is G4314 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates G4314 as: 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).

How often does πρός (prós) appear?

Strong's G4314 is tagged on 732 words in 677 verses across 26 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 2:12 and last appears in Revelation 21:9.