Greek preposition
πρός
πρός is a Greek preposition. In the 7 analysed lines it was read in, it means “with” (4 times), “against” (2 times) and “to” (2 times).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from πρός to the words it goes with.
ἀπαλλαττομένη δὲ πρὸς ἑαυτὴν εἶπεν·
And departing, she said to herself:
πρὸς: preposition taking ἑαυτὴν.
ἥπερ μεγίστη γίγνεται σωτηρία, ὅταν γυνὴ πρὸς ἄνδρα μὴ διχοστατῇ.
which becomes the greatest salvation, when a wife is not at odds with her husband.
πρὸς: preposition taking ἄνδρα.
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
πρὸς: preposition taking θεόν.
ἐπεὶ δὲ ἐτελεύτησε Δαρεῖος καὶ κατέστη εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν Ἀρταξέρξης, Τισσαφέρνης διαβάλλει τὸν Κῦρον πρὸς τὸν ἀδελφὸν ὡς ἐπιβουλεύοι αὐτῷ.
When Darius died and Artaxerxes was established in the kingship, Tissaphernes slandered Cyrus to his brother, alleging that he was plotting against him.
πρὸς: preposition taking ἀδελφὸν.
…τῶν ἱματίων ἀποτιθεμένου, σφοδρότερον τὸ καῦμα ἐπέτεινε, μέχρις οὗ πρὸς τὴν ἀλέαν ἀντέχειν μὴ δυνάμενος, ἀποδυσάμενος ποταμοῦ ῥέοντος ἐπὶ…
As the man was taking off his extra clothes, the heat became more intense, until, unable to resist the heat, he stripped and went to a flowing river for a bath.
πρὸς: preposition taking ἀλέαν.
…ξυνέγραψε τὸν πόλεμον τῶν Πελοποννησίων καὶ Ἀθηναίων, ὡς ἐπολέμησαν πρὸς ἀλλήλους, ἀρξάμενος εὐθὺς καθισταμένου καὶ ἐλπίσας μέγαν τε ἔσεσθαι…
Thucydides the Athenian wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, how they waged war against each other, beginning immediately at its outbreak and expecting that it would be both great and the most worthy of record of previous wars, judging that both sides were at their peak going into it with all their resources, and seeing the rest of the Greek world assembling with each side, some immediately, others also intending to do so.
πρὸς: preposition taking ἀλλήλους.
Οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν θεόν.
This one was in the beginning with God.
πρὸς: preposition taking θεόν.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| πρὸς | Preposition | 8 |
Words it goes with
Joined to πρός by an arc in these lines, most often first.