Acts 23:17:13Acts.23.17.W13TAB
πρὸς
pros
“to”
- Transliteration
- pros
- Extended
- prohs
- IPA
- /pros/
Meaning by language
- English
- to
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
pros
- sentence
pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos de ho PAU-los HE-na tôn he-ka-ton-tar-KHÔN E-phê ton ne-a-NI-an TOU-ton A-pa-ge pros ton khi-LI-ar-khon E-khei gar a-pan-GEI-LAI ti au-TÔ
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros ton chiliarchon {πρὸς τὸν χιλίαρχον | pros tón khi-LÍ-ar-khon} identifies the destination and the high-ranking Roman official who must receive the youth.
In context — Acts 23:17
But Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, “Take this young man to the commander , for he has something to report to him.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 23:17, 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 Acts.23.17.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.17.W13.S1) and character.