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Verb - εἰς, πρός, διά, τοῦ + Infinitive

This page gathers the forms, paradigms, and function of the verb - εἰς, πρός, διά, τοῦ + infinitive in Koine (biblical) Greek, drawn from the lessons of Reading Greek Deeply.

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SyntaxVerb - εἰς, πρός, διά, τοῦ + Infinitive (causal prepositions)

Not only can prepositions specify temporal relationships between an infinitive and main clause (see 39.4.3.1), they can also specify causal/purpose relationships. Both εἰς and πρός are used to introduce a purpose clause, and εἰς is additionally used to introduce a result:

  • (394) Introducing a purpose (πρός)
  • προσέχετε [δὲ] τὴν δικαιοσύνην ὑμῶν μὴ ποιεῖν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων πρὸς τὸ θεαθῆναι αὐτοῖς (Matt 6:1)
  • Be careful not to do your righteous deeds in front of people in order to be seen by them

fromLesson 40.3

Paradigms for this concept

-υς A.a.ε-μ, ν endings C.a.ια-ος, -ου B.a.β.i-β, π, φ endings C.a.η-μι type C.a.ε

Taught in these lessons

Lesson 40.3 Verb - εἰς, πρός, διά, τοῦ + Infinitive (causal prepositions)

Related grammar topics

Cleft ἔστινReciprocalsTopic, focus, and frame-setting constructionsVerb - τ, δ, θ endings

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