For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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πρός
Vocabulary form:
provV
Definition:
acc: to, towards, with
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
700
GK:
4639
Cognates:
A proselyte (proshvlutoV) is a person who has come over to another religion.
Mnemonics:
I've taken up my cross and will go with Jesus.
Mnemonic Singing:
Joy to the world the Lord is come,
let earth receive her king.
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 15:20 | So he left that place and went to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) his father. While he was still a long way from home, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and fell upon his neck and kissed him. |
| Luke 15:22 | But the father said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) his servants, ‘Quickly bring out a robe — the best one — and put it on him, and give him a ring for his finger, and sandals for his feet. |
| Luke 16:1 | Then Jesus also said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) his disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his assets. |
| Luke 16:20 | And a poor man by the name of Lazarus, who was covered with sores, was laid at (pros | πρός | prep-acc) the gate, |
| Luke 16:26 | Besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been put in place, so that those wishing to cross over from here to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) you are not able, and no one can cross from there to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) us.’ |
| Luke 16:30 | Then the rich man said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if someone from the dead goes to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, they will repent.’ |
| Luke 17:1 | And he said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) his disciples, “It is inevitable that occasions for stumbling will come, but woe to the one through whom they come! |
| Luke 17:4 | And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” |
| Luke 17:22 | And he said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) the disciples, “Days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. |
| Luke 18:1 | Then Jesus told them a parable to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) the effect that they should continue to pray at all times and never give up. |
| Luke 18:3 | There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) him, saying, ‘Vindicate me against my adversary.’ |
| Luke 18:9 | He also told this parable to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) some who were confident in themselves, because they were righteous, and treated others with contempt. |
| Luke 18:11 | The Pharisee stood and prayed like this to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of mankind — swindlers, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. |
| Luke 18:16 | But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) me, and do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. |
| Luke 18:31 | Taking the twelve aside, he said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written by the prophets regarding the Son of Man will be carried out. |
| Luke 18:40 | Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) him. When the man had come near, Jesus asked him, |
| Luke 19:5 | As he came to that spot, Jesus looked up and said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and climb down, for today I must stay at your house.” |
| Luke 19:8 | Zacchaeus, as he stood there, said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) the Lord, “Look, half of what I own, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will repay fourfold.” |
| Luke 19:9 | Jesus said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he too is a son of Abraham. |
| Luke 19:13 | So, calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, ‘Conduct business until I return.’ |
| Luke 19:29 | It happened that as he came near Bethphage and Bethany to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) the hill called “The Mount of Olives,” he sent two of his disciples, |
| Luke 19:33 | As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” |
| Luke 19:35 | Then they brought it to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) Jesus, and throwing their cloaks onto the colt, they put Jesus on it. |
| Luke 19:37 | As he was already approaching to (pros | πρός | prep-dat) the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, |
| Luke 19:39 | And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” |
| Luke 19:42 | saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for (pros | πρός | prep-acc) peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. |
| Luke 20:2 | and spoke to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) him, saying, “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things; or who it is who gave you this authority?” |
| Luke 20:3 | He answered, saying to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, “I will also ask you a question, and you must give me the answer: |
| Luke 20:5 | They reasoned among (pros | πρός | prep-acc) themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ then he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ |
| Luke 20:9 | Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenants; then he went away for quite some time. |
| Luke 20:10 | When the season came, he sent a servant to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) the tenants so that they might give him his share of the produce of the vineyard; but the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. |
| Luke 20:14 | When the tenants saw him, they reasoned among (pros | πρός | prep-acc) themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ |
| Luke 20:19 | The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, but they feared the people. |
| Luke 20:23 | But he realized their duplicity, and said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, |
| Luke 20:25 | He said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” |
| Luke 20:41 | Then he said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, “How can they say that the Messiah is to be a son of David? |
| Luke 21:38 | And all the people came to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) him in the temple at dawn to listen to him. |
| Luke 22:15 | He said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, “With great desire I desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer! |
| Luke 22:23 | And they began to question one another, which of them it might be who would do this. |
| Luke 22:45 | When he rose from prayer, he went back to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) the disciples and found them sleeping from grief. |
| Luke 22:52 | Then Jesus said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) those who had come out against him — the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, “Why did you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? |
| Luke 22:56 | Seeing him sitting at (pros | πρός | prep-acc) the fire, a certain servant girl looked at him intently and said, “This man also was with him.” |
| Luke 22:70 | They all said, “Are you, then, the Son of God?” And he said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, “You say that I am.” |
| Luke 23:4 | Then Pilate said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.” |
| Luke 23:7 | Learning that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him off to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days. |
| Luke 23:12 | And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been hostile toward (pros | πρός | prep-acc) one other. |
| Luke 23:14 | and said to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, “You brought me this man as one who was trying to mislead the people. And indeed, having examined him in your presence, I found no basis for your charges against this man. |
| Luke 23:15 | For that matter, neither did Herod, for he sent him back to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. |
| Luke 23:22 | A third time he spoke to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, “What evil did this man do? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him.” |
| Luke 23:28 | Turning to (pros | πρός | prep-acc) them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. |
Mnemonics
Proost! is a toast in Dutch
Proost! is a toast in Dutch that means TO your health.
I fell PROSstrate TOWARDs the
I fell PROSstrate TOWARDs the king.