Acts 28:8:12Acts.28.8.W12TAB
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 |
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Word in context
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pros
- sentence
e-GHE-ne-to de ton pa-TE-ra tou pop-LI-ou py-re-TOIS kai dy-sen-te-RI-ō sy-ne-KHO-me-non ka-ta-KEIS-thai pros hon ho PAU-los ei-sel-THON kai pro-seu-KSA-me-nos e-pi-THEIS tas KHEI-ras au-TOI i-A-sa-to au-TON
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by pros hon {πρὸς ὃν | pròs hon} links Paul’s subsequent action to this man.
In context — Acts 28:8
Now it happened that the father of Publius lay sick, afflicted with fevers and dysentery. Paul went in to him and, after praying , laid his hands on him and healed him.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 28:8, 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.28.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.8.W12.S1) and character.