ἐγγύςengýs
near
Greek (New Testament) · G1451
Meanings
1. of place: John 19:20, John 19:42; as preposition with genitive, Luke 19:11, John 3:23, John 6:19, John 6:23, John 11:18, John 11:54, Acts 1:12; with dative, Acts 9:38, Acts 27:8; superlative, ἔγγιστα, Mark 6:36, WH, margin; metaphorically, ֹοἱ ἐ., opposed to οἱ μακράν, Ephesians 2:17; ἐ. γίνεσθαι, Ephesians 2:13; ἐ. σου τὸ ῥῆμα, Romans 10:8 (LXX).
2. Of time: Matthew 24:32, Matthew 26:18, Mark 13:28, Mark 13:29, Luke 21:30, Luke 21:31, John 2:13, John 6:4, John 7:2, John 11:55, Revelation 1:3, Revelation 22:10; ὁ κύριος ἐ., Philippians 4:5; followed by ἐπὶ θύραις, Matthew 24:33; compar., ἐγγύτερον (neuter of adj. -ος, used adverbially), Romans 13:11 (cf. R, text); as preposition with genitive, ἐ. κατάρας, Hebrews 6:8; ἀφανισμοῦ, Hebrews 8:13.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 30 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 24:32 “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.
- Matthew 24:33 In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door.
- Matthew 26:18 “As you go into the city,” he told them, “you will see a certain man. Tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time has come, and I will eat the Passover meal with my disciples at your house.’”
- Mark 13:28 “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.
- Mark 13:29 In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that his return is very near, right at the door.
- Luke 19:11 The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.