Romans 15:2:9Rom.15.2.W9TAB

πρὸς

pros

toward

Transliteration
pros
Extended
prohs
IPA
/pros/

Meaning by language

English
toward

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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  1. word

    pros

  2. sentence

    HE-ka-stos hê-MON tô plê-SI-on a-res-KE-tô eis to a-ga-THON pros oi-ko-do-MÊN

Exegesis

Two prepositional phrases, eis to agathon {εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν | eis to agathón} and pros oikodomēn {πρὸς οἰκοδομήν | pros oikodomḗn}, follow in sequence and together specify the purpose and orientation of the pleasing: it is “into the good” and “toward edification.” The Greek places this purpose language after the imperative, highlighting that the aim of considering the neighbor is not flattery or self-interest but genuine benefit and community strengthening. In translation, the prepositions eis and pros are rendered as “for” to keep the focus on intended outcome, while preserving the progression from general “good” to more specific “building up.”

In contextRomans 15:2

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, for building up .

About this coordinate

Romans 15:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Romans 15:2, 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 Rom.15.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.2.W9.S1) and character.