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Strong's #1451 - ἐγγύς
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- near, of place and position
- near
- those who are near access to God
- Jews, as opposed to those who are alien from God and his blessings
- The Rabbis used the term "to make nigh" as equivalent to "to make a proselyte"
- of time
- of times imminent and soon to come pass
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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.
ἔγγιστα, neuter plural superlative (from ἐγγύς) as adverb, nearest, next: WH (rejected) marginal reading in Mark 6:36 (others, κύκλῳ].
STRONGS NT 1451: ἐγγύς ἐγγύς, 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
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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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