1 Corinthians 16:7:141 Cor.16.7.W14TAB

πρὸς

pros

with

Transliteration
pros
Extended
prohs
IPA
/pros/

Meaning by language

English
with

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

    ou THE-lo gar hy-MAS AR-ti en pa-RO-do i-DEIN el-PI-dzō gar KHRO-non ti-NA e-pi-MEI-nai pros hy-MAS e-AN ho KY-ree-os e-pi-TRE-psēi

Exegesis

By contrast, the second clause introduced by elpizo gar {ἐλπίζω γὰρ | el-pí-zō gár} expresses an affirmative desire, with the accusative khronon tina {χρόνον τινὰ | khró-non ti-ná} indicating duration and pros hymas {πρὸς ὑμᾶς | pros hymâs} denoting relational closeness.

In context1 Corinthians 16:7

I do not want to see you now only in passing ; rather, I hope to remain with you for some time, if the Lord permits.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 16:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Corinthians 16:7, 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.16.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.7.W14.S1) and character.