πρός

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Preposition 1.5 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative forms

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

[edit] 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).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [prós]

• (Koine): IPA: [pro̞s]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [pros]

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

• Strong’s concordance number: G4314