Midvash

πρόςprós

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)

Greek (New Testament) · G4314

Meanings

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. C. dative, of local proximity, hard by, near, at: Mark 5:11, Luke 19:37, John 18:16, John 20:11, John 20:12, 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, and elsewhere many times; metaphorically, of mental direction, hostile or otherwise, Luke 23:12, John 6:52, 2 Corinthians 7:4, Ephesians 6:12, Colossians 3:13, and elsewhere; of the issue or end, Luke 14:32, John 11:4, and elsewhere; of purpose, Matthew 26:12, Romans 3:26, 1 Corinthians 6:5, and elsewhere; πρὸς τό, with infinitive, denoting purpose, Matthew 5:28, Mark 13:22, Ephesians 6:11, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, and elsewhere

(b) of close proximity, at, by, with: Matthew 3:10, Mark 11:4, Luke 4:11, Acts 3:2, and elsewhere; after εἶναι, Matthew 13:56, Mark 6:3, John 1:1, and elsewhere

2. Of time

(a) towards (Plat., Xen., LXX: Genesis 8:11, and elsewhere): Luke 24:29

(b) for: πρὸς καιρόν, Luke 8:13, 1 Corinthians 7:5; πρὸς ὥραν, John 5:35, and elsewhere; 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, and elsewhere

(b) with regard to: Matthew 19:8, Mark 12:12, Romans 8:31, and elsewhere

(c) pertaining to, to: Matthew 27:4, John 21:22, Romans 15:17, Hebrews 2:17, Hebrews 5:1

(d) according to: Luke 12:47, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Galatians 2:14, Ephesians 3:4, Ephesians 4:14

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

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

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 694 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 2:12 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.
  • Matthew 3:5 People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John.
  • Matthew 3:10 Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
  • Matthew 3:13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
  • Matthew 3:14 But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?”
  • Matthew 3:15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.