πρός

Meaning

To or towards

Pertaining to (genitive case)

Near to (dative case)

According to

About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, spatial, relational, or even theological.

Examples

Use	Meaning / Sense	Example	Reference
Spatial (Direction)	Toward, to, in the direction of	καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν — I am ascending to my Father
Relational / Personal	With, in the presence of	καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρός τὸν θεόν — “and the Word was with God.”
Purpose / Goal	For, for the purpose of	εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς — “he said to them” (direction of speech)
Reference / Relation	Concerning, with regard to	πρὸς μὲν τοὺς ἀγγέλους λέγει — “of the angels he says”