1 Corinthians 16:12:111 Cor.16.12.W11TAB

πρὸς

pros

to

Transliteration
pros
Extended
prohs
IPA
/pros/

Meaning by language

English
to

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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  1. word

    pros

  2. sentence

    pe-RI de a-pol-LO tou a-del-PHOU pol-LA pa-re-KA-le-sa au-TON HI-na EL-thê pros hy-MAS me-TA tôn a-del-PHÔN kai PAN-tôs ouk ÊN THE-le-ma HI-na NÜN EL-thê e-LEU-se-tai de HO-tan eu-kai-RÊ-sê

Exegesis

The purpose clause hina elthē pros hymas {ἵνα ἔλθῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς | hína élthē pròs hymâs} uses the aorist subjunctive elthē to present the visit as a potential action.

In context1 Corinthians 16:12

Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but it was by no means his will that he should come now; he will, however, come when he has the opportunity .

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 16:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Corinthians 16:12, so the Greek word πρὸς (pros) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.16.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.12.W11.S1) and character.