Definition

to bear towards, i.e. lead to, tender (especially to God), treat

Etymology

from G4314 (πρός) and G5342 (φέρω) (including its alternate);

Where the KJV renders it

• bring (to
• unto)
• deal with
• do
• offer (unto
• up)
• present unto
• put to

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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