πρός pros
Greek word for “to/with” · Strong’s G4314 · used 703 times in 650 verses
Meaning
πρός; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative;
How it is translated
Glosses given for pros in context, with how often each is used:
- to 478
- with 48
- for 42
- toward 30
- against 21
- at 20
- unto 18
- among 10
- order 6
- according to 3
- by 3
- before 2
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke | 166 | 8.5 | |
| Acts | 133 | 7.2 | |
| John | 104 | 6.6 | |
| Mark | 66 | 5.9 | |
| Matthew | 42 | 2.3 | |
| 2 Corinthians | 33 | 7.4 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 24 | 3.5 | |
| Hebrews | 19 | 3.8 | |
| Romans | 17 | 2.4 | |
| Ephesians | 16 | 6.6 | |
| 1 Thessalonians | 13 | 8.8 | |
| Galatians | 9 | 4.0 |
Also in 14 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Luke 1 (11), Luke 9 (11), Luke 24 (11), John 6 (11), Luke 19 (10), Luke 20 (10), Luke 7 (9), John 11 (9), Acts 9 (9), Acts 28 (9)
Forms
- πρὸς 671
- πρός 31
- προσάββατον 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with pros more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 42
- ἀποστέλλω apostellō “to send” 31
- πατήρ patēr “father” 41
- μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 36
- Πέτρος Petros “Peter” 30
- λαλέω laleō “to speak” 35
- περί peri “about” 36
- ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 35
- ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 37
- εἰ ei “if” 40
- λόγος logos “word” 35
- εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 36
Key verses
The verses using pros that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 23:37 — O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even…
- Luke 24:44 — And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law…
- John 1:29 — The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
- John 7:37 — In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
- John 14:6 — Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
- Romans 5:1 — Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
- Romans 8:31 — What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 — For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have…
- 2 Corinthians 4:6 — For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of…
- Hebrews 4:13 — Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
- Hebrews 5:7 — Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and…
- 1 John 2:1 — My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.