Strong's Concordance eggus: near (in place or time) Original Word: ἐγγύςPart of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: eggus Phonetic Spelling: (eng-goos') Short Definition: near Definition: near. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain origin Definition near (in place or time) NASB Translation close (1), near (27), nearby (1), nearer (1), ready (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1451: ἔγγιστα[ἔγγιστα, neuter plural superlative (from ἐγγύς) as adverb, nearest, next: WH (rejected) marginal reading in Mark 6:36 (others, κύκλῳ]. STRONGS NT 1451: ἐγγύςἐγγύς, adverb (from ἐν and γυιον (limb, hand), at hand; (but rather allied with ἄγχι, ἄγχω, anxious, anguish, etc.; see Curtius § 166; Vanicek, p. 22)) (from Homer down), the Sept. for קָרוב; near; 1. of place and position; a. properly: absolutely, John 19:42 (cf. also 20 G L T Tr WH (but see below)); with the genitive (Matthiae, § 339, 1, p. 812; Winers Grammar, 195 (183); (471 (439); Buttmann, § 132, 24)), Luke 19:11; John 3:23; John 6:19, 23; John 11:18, 54; John 19:20 (Rec., but see above); Acts 1:12; with the dative (Matthiae, § 386, 6; Kühner, § 423, 13; (Jelf, § 592, 2)), Acts 9:38; Acts 27:8. b. tropically; οἱ ἐγγύς, those who are near of access to God, i. e. Jews, and οἱ μακράν, those who are alien from the true God and the blessings of the theocracy, i. e. Gentiles: Ephesians 2:17 (cf. Isaiah 57:19); ἐγγύς γίνεσθαι, to be brought near, namely, to the blessings of the kingdom of God, Ephesians 2:13 (so with the rabbis not infrequently to make nigh is equivalent to to make a proselyte, cf. Wetstein at the passage cited; (Schottgen, Horae etc. i., 761f; Valck. Schol. 1:363)); ἐγγύς σου τό ῤῆμα ἐστιν, near thee, i. e. at hand, already, as it were, in thy mind, Romans 10:8 from Deuteronomy 30:14 (cf. Buttmann, § 129, 11; Winer's Grammar, 465 (434)). 2. of Time; concerning things imminent and soon to come to pass: Matthew 24:32; Matthew 26:18; Mark 13:28; Luke 21:30, 31; John 2:13; John 6:4; John 7:2; John 11:55; Revelation 1:3; Revelation 22:10; of the near advent of persons: ὁ κύριος ἐγγύς, of Christ's return from heaven, Philippians 4:5 (in another sense, of God in Psalm 144:18 From a primary verb agcho (to squeeze or throttle; akin to the base of agkale); near (literally or figuratively, of place or time) -- from, at hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready. see GREEK agkale Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 145130 Occurrences ἐγγὺς — 30 Occ. Matthew 24:32 Adv GRK: γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγὺς τὸ θέρος NAS: you know that summer is near; KJV: that summer [is] nigh: INT: you know that near [is] the summer Matthew 24:33 Adv Matthew 26:18 Adv Mark 13:28 Adv Mark 13:29 Adv Luke 19:11 Adv Luke 21:30 Adv Luke 21:31 Adv John 2:13 Adv John 3:23 Adv John 6:4 Adv John 6:19 Adv John 6:23 Adv John 7:2 Adv John 11:18 Adv John 11:54 Adv John 11:55 Adv John 19:20 Adv John 19:42 Adv Acts 1:12 Adv Acts 9:38 Adv Acts 27:8 Adv Romans 10:8 Adv Ephesians 2:13 Adv Ephesians 2:17 Adv |
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