G4314Greekprὸs

πρὸς

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)

700
Total Occurrences
26
Books
0
Old Testament
700
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to the advantage of
  • 2at, near, by
  • 3to, towards, with, with regard to

Etymology & Derivation

a strengthened form of g4253

Scholarly Notes

in the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.

See Also

G4253