John 14:18:6John.14.18.W6TAB

πρὸς

pros

to

Transliteration
PROS
Extended
PROS
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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Word in context

  1. word

    PROS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ER-kho-mai PROS hy-MAS

  3. sentence

    ouk a-PHÊ-so hy-MAS or-PHA-NOOS ER-kho-mai PROS hy-MAS

Exegesis

The preposition pros {πρός | pròs} 'toward' directs the approach personally to the disciples. The asyndetic coordination highlights the contrast between promised non-abandonment and assured presence.

Root and etymology

prospi–rho–omicron–sigma

toward, to

In contextJohn 14:18

I will not leave you orphaned ; I am coming to you.

About this coordinate

John 14:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 14:18, 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 John.14.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.18.W6.S1) and character.