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Strong's #1451 - ἐγγύς
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ἐγγυìς
ἐγγύς [ῠ], Adv., Comp. ἐγγυτέρω (-τέρῳ Hell.Oxy. 6.3), also - ύτερον Pl. Lg. 704e: Sup. ἐγγυτάτω or - ύτατα (first in Hp., and Att.); also ἔγγῑον, ἔγγιστα (v. ἐγγίων).
I of Place, near, nigh, at hand: freq. in Hom., ἐ. γὰρ νυκτός τε καὶ ἤματός εἰσι κέλευθοι Od. 10.86: c. gen., hard by, near to; so λύπας ἐγγυτέρω nearer to grief, S. OC 1217: c. dat., Il. 11.340, E. Heracl. 37; ἐγγὺς ὁδῷ dub. in IG 12.974: mostly with Verbs of rest, ἐ. ἑστάναι, παρεστάναι, A. Pers. 686, Eu. 65; but ἐ. χωρεῖν Id. Th. 59: c. gen., οἱ ἐγγυτάτω τῆς ἀγορᾶς κατεσκευασμένοι Lys. 24.20, etc.
II of Time, nigh at hand, Il. 22.453; ἐ. ἡμῖν ὁ ἀγών X. Cyr. 2.3.2.
III of Numbers, etc., nearly, ἔτεσι ἐ. εἴκοσι Th. 6.5; μισθὸς ἐ. ἐνιαυτοῦ X. HG 3.1.28: generally, nearly, almost, ἐ. ἔγνως S. Ichn. 301; οὐδ' ἐ. τινος not nearly, i. e. not by a great deal, nothing like it, Pl. Smp. 198b; ἔχει οὐχ οὕτω ταῦτα οὐδ' ἐ. not so.. nor yet nearly so, D. 21.30; οὐκ ἐποίουν τοῦτο, οὐδ' ἐ. Id. 18.96; mostly, Hp. Mochl. 34. of Qualities, coming near, ἐ. τι καὶ παραπλήσιον Pl. Grg. 520a; ἐγγύτατα τοῦ νῦν τρόπου, τῆς ξυμπάσης γνώμης, Th. 1.13, 22; ὅτι ἐγγύτατα τούτων Id. 7.86; κοινῇ δὲ πᾶσιν οὐδεὶς ἐγγυτέρω D. 18.288; δοκεῖς δηλῶσαι ἐγγύτατα τὴν ῥητορικήν Pl. Grg. 452e; ἐ. εἶναι, c. gen., Id. Phd. 116b; ἐ. τυφλῶν Id. R. 508c; ἐ. τι τείνειν τοῦ τεθνάναι very near death, Id. Phd. 65a; κακῶς παθεῖν ἐγγύτατα D. 21.123. of Relationship, akin to, οἱ Ζηνὸς ἐ. A. Fr. 162; ἐγγυτέρω γένει or γένους, Pl. Ap. 30a, Isa 3.72; ἐγγύτατα γένους A. Supp. 388, Lys. Fr. 41, Pl. Hp.Ma. 304d; ἐγγυτάτω γένους IG 12.77, Ar. Av. 1666.
ἐγγύς ,
adv.,
[in LXX chiefly for H7138;]
near;
1. of place: John 19:20; John 19:42; as prep. c. gen. (M, Pr., 99), Luke 19:11, John 3:23; John 6:19; John 6:23; John 11:18; John 11:54, Acts 1:12; c. dat., Acts 9:38; Acts 27:8; superl., ἔγγιστα , Mark 6:36, WH, mg.; metaph., οἱ ἐ ., opp. 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 13:28-29, Luke 21:30-31 John 2:13; John 6:4; John 7:2; John 11:55, Revelation 1:3; Revelation 22:10; ὁ κύριος ἐ ., Philippians 4:5; seq. ἐπὶ θύραις Matthew 24:33; compar., ἐγγύτερον (neut. of adj. -ον , used adverbially), Romans 13:11 (cf. R, txt.); as prep. c. gen., ἐ . κατάρα , Hebrews 6:8; ἀφανισμοῦ , Hebrews 8:13 (cf. Cremer, 223).†
ἔγγιστος , see ἐγγύς .
ἐγγύτερος , see ἐγγύς .
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BGU III. 698.17 (ii/A.D.) ἐγγὺς τῆς ἅλω, ib. 814.80 (iii/A.D.) ἐνγὺς τοῦ ἀδελϕ ̣ο ̣υ ̣̑. For the form see Moulton Gr. ii. § 130.
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