πρός

See also προς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• προτί (Epic)
• ποτί (Epic, Doric)
• ποί (Doric)
• πορτί (Cretan)
• πός (Arcadocypriot)
• πρές (Aeolic)
• πέρτι (Pamphylian)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti. Cognates include Sanskrit प्रति (práti), Latin pretium, and Old Church Slavonic противъ (protivъ). May be related to πρό (pro).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /prós/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pros/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /pros/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /pros/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /pɾos/

Preposition

πρός (pros)

1. A preposition of direction; forward to, that is, toward (with the genitive case the side of, that is, pertaining to; with the dative case by the side of, that is, near to; usually with the accusative case the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, that is, 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), + together, to ([you]) -ward, unto, with (-in). In compounds it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.

Descendants

• προς

References

• Strong’s concordance number: G4314