πρός prós

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)

In the King James Version: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in)

Derivation: a strengthened form of G4253 (πρό);

Where it is used

• Luke 2:20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
• Luke 2:34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
• Luke 2:48 When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
• Luke 2:49 “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
• Luke 3:9 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
• Luke 3:12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
• Luke 3:13 “Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
• Luke 3:14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
• Luke 4:4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
• Luke 4:11 and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
• Luke 4:21 and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
• Luke 4:23 Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
• Luke 4:26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
• Luke 4:36 All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
• Luke 4:40 At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
• Luke 4:43 But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
• Luke 5:4 When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
• Luke 5:10 and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
• Luke 5:22 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
• Luke 5:30 But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
• Luke 5:31 Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
• Luke 5:33 Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
• Luke 5:34 Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
• Luke 5:36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
• Luke 6:3 Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
• Luke 6:9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
• Luke 6:11 But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
• Luke 6:47 I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
• Luke 7:3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
• Luke 7:4 They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,
• Luke 7:6 So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
• Luke 7:7 That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
• Luke 7:19 So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
• Luke 7:20 When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”
• Luke 7:24 After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
• Luke 7:40 But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
• Luke 7:44 And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
• Luke 7:50 And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
• Luke 8:4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
• Luke 8:13 The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
• Luke 8:19 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.
• Luke 8:21 But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
• Luke 8:22 One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
• Luke 8:25 “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”
• Luke 8:35 So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
• Luke 9:3 “Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
• Luke 9:13 But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
• Luke 9:14 (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
• Luke 9:23 Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
• Luke 9:33 As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
• Luke 9:41 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
• Luke 9:43 And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
• Luke 9:50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
• Luke 9:57 As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
• Luke 9:59 Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Luke 9:62 Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
• Luke 10:2 And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
• Luke 10:22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
• Luke 10:23 Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
• Luke 10:26 “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”