John 20:17:23John.20.17.W23TAB
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
- word
pros
- clause
a-na-BAI-nô pros ton pa-TÊ-ra mou kai pa-TÊ-ra hy-MÔN kai the-ON mou kai the-ON hy-MÔN
- sentence
LE-yei au-TEI ee-ay-SOOS MÊ mou HAP-too OO-po gar a-na-BE-bê-ka pros ton pa-TÊ-ra po-REU-oo de pros toos a-del-PHOOS mou kai ei-PE au-TOIS a-na-BAI-nô pros ton pa-TÊ-ra mou kai pa-TÊ-ra hy-MÔN kai the-ON mou kai the-ON hy-MÔN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros ton patera {πρὸς τὸν πατέρα | pros ton pa-té-ra} marks movement toward a relational destination, not mere spatial travel.
The repetition of pros {πρὸς | pros} in the reported message keeps the destination in focus, while anabainō {Ἀναβαίνω | a-na-baí-nō} in direct speech is a present of imminent certainty.
In context — John 20:17
Jesus said to her, “Do not keep grasping Me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father ; but go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I am going up to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’”
About this coordinate
John 20:17:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of John 20:17, 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 John.20.17.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.17.W23.S1) and character.