What does πρός · πατήρ mean in the Bible?
e. e.
Greek · G4314, G3962
πρὸς τὸν πατέρα
To/with · a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
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πρός G4314 to/with
Pronunciation prós
Directional preposition expressing motion toward, relational proximity, and purpose; often indicates goal or intended endpoint.
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πατήρ G3962 a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
Pronunciation patḗr
Denotes biological parent, ancestor, originator, authority figure, or God—context determines whether literal or metaphorical application.
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What does πρὸς τὸν πατέρα (pros ton patera) mean in the Bible?
πρός · πατήρ 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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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4314, G3962?
G4314, G3962 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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 696
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 13:56 696×
Word Origins
πρὸς τὸν πατέρα is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain