Luke 19:37:5Luke.19.37.W5TAB
πρὸς
pros
“toward”
- Transliteration
- pros
- Extended
- prohs
- IPA
- /pros/
Meaning by language
- English
- toward
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
eng-GI-zon-tos de au-TOU Ê-dê pros tê ka-ta-BA-sei tou O-ros tôn e-lai-ÔN ÊR-ksan-to HA-pan to PLÊ-thos tôn ma-thê-TÔN KHAI-ron-tes ai-NEIN ton the-ON phō-NÊ me-GA-lê pe-RI pa-SÔN hôn EI-don dy-NA-me-ōn
Exegesis
The phrase prós tē̂ katabásei tou Órous tōn Elaïôn {πρὸς τῇ καταβάσει τοῦ Ὄρους τῶν Ἐλαιῶν | prós tē̂ katabásei tou Órous tōn Elaïôn} specifies movement toward the descent, with the genitive chain marking “the Mount of Olives.”
In context — Luke 19:37
And as He drew near—already at the descent of the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing and praising God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen.
About this coordinate
Luke 19:37:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 19:37, 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 Luke.19.37.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.37.W5.S1) and character.