[B-Greek] Comparison of EIS with PROS

waldo slusher waldoslusher at yahoo.com
Wed Jan 14 17:08:33 EST 2004


Doug:

I assume you are asking about the distinction of these
prepositions when they both are used to indicate
MOTION. If that is the case, the standard answer would
be that EIS denotes motion INTO a new sphere, whereas
PROS denotes motion TOWARD a new sphere. I think of
the preposition EN as denoting rest WITHIN a sphere,
the S is added to EN+S = EIS. And PRO denotes a
position IN FRONT OF a sphere (or object). The S is
added to PRO to get PROS and changes its MOTION from
IN FRONT OF a sphere or object (PRO) to actual motion
TOWARD a sphere or object (PROS).

Waldo

--- dhoxworth at charter.net wrote:
> i'm looking for information on the distinction
> between the prepositions EIS and PROS. i understand
> that AT Robertson has a good treatment of it in his
> "A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in Light of
> Historical Research" on pages 591-596.
> 
> could someone give me further information about this
> and perhaps even quote the relevant section from his
> grammar (seeing that i don't have it)? thanks!
> 
> Doug Hoxworth
> Seminary Student
> Pasco, Washington
> 
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