What does πρός · ἐμαυτοῦ mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G4314, G1683
πρὸς ἐμαυτόν
To/with · of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case
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πρόςG4314to/with
Pronunciationprós
Directional preposition expressing motion toward, relational proximity, and purpose; often indicates goal or intended endpoint.
Open lexicon entry →ἐμαυτοῦG1683of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case
Pronunciationemautoû
Open lexicon entry →What does πρὸς ἐμαυτόν (pros emauton) mean in the Bible?
πρός · ἐμαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4314, G1683?
G4314, G1683 is connected to 696 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
Source Gloss
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms696
Matt 2:12 · Matt 3:5 · Matt 3:10 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:14 · Matt 3:15 · Matt 4:6 · Matt 5:28 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 7:15 · Matt 10:6 · Matt 10:13 · Matt 11:28 · Matt 13:2 · Matt 13:30 · Matt 13:56696×
Word Origins
πρὸς ἐμαυτόν is built from this root: