ἐγγύς engus · G1451
near
ἐγγύς, adv., ; [in LXX chiefly for קָרוֹב ; ] ; near; 1. of place: Jhn.19:20, 42; as prep. with genitive (M, Pr., 99), Luk.19:11, Jhn.3:23 6:19, 23 11:18, 54, Act.1:12; with dative, Act.9:38 27:8; superl., ἔγγιστα, Mrk.6:36, WH, mg.; metaphorically, ֹοἱ ἐ., opposite to οἱ μακράν, Eph.2:17; ἐ. γίνεσθαι, Eph.2:13; ἐ. σου τὸ ῥῆμα, Rom.10:8 (LXX). ; 2. Of time: Mat.24:32 26:18, Mrk.13:28, 29 Luk.21:30, 31 Jhn.2:13 6:4 7:2 11:55, Rev.1:3 22:10; ὁ κύριος ἐ., Php.4:5; before ἐπὶ θύραις, Mat.24:33; compar., ἐγγύτερον (neut. of adj. -ος, used adverbially), Rom.13:11 (cf. R, txt.); as prep. with genitive, ἐ. κατάρας, Heb.6:8; ἀφανισμοῦ, Heb.8:13 (cf. Cremer, 223).; † (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐγγύς [ῠ], ; adverb, comparative ἐγγυτέρω (-τέρῳ[] or -ύτατα (first in []; also ἔγγῑον, ἔγγιστα (see. ἐγγίων). ; I of Place, near, nigh, at hand: frequently in []: with genitive, hard by, near to; so λύπας ἐγγυτέρω nearer to grief, []; ἐγγὺς ὁδῷ uncertain in []; II of Time, nigh at hand, []; III of Numbers, etc., nearly, ἔτεσι ἐ. εἴκοσι []: generally, nearly, almost, ἐ. ἔγνως []; οὐδ᾽ ἐ. τινος not nearly, i. e. not by a great deal, nothing like it, []; ἔχει οὐχ οὕτω ταῦτα οὐδ᾽ ἐ. not so.. nor …
Where it's used 30 times
Matthew 24:32 · Matthew 24:33 · Matthew 26:18 · Mark 13:28 · Mark 13:29 · Luke 19:11 · Luke 21:30 · Luke 21:31 · John 2:13 · John 3:23 · John 6:4 · John 6:19 · John 6:23 · John 7:2 · John 11:18 · John 11:54 · John 11:55 · John 19:20 · John 19:42 · Acts 1:12 · Acts 9:38 · Acts 27:8 · Romans 10:8 · Ephesians 2:13 · Ephesians 2:17 · Philippians 4:5 · Hebrews 6:8 · Hebrews 8:13 · Revelation 1:3 · Revelation 22:10
Source: TBESG G1451; TFLSJ G1451
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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