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Strong's G1451 · Greek

ἐγγύς

eggus · eng-goos'

from a primary verb agcho (to squeeze or throttle; akin to the base of 43); near (literally or figuratively, of place or time)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἐγγύς (G1451)

31 ἐγγύς , adv. , [in LXX chiefly for קָרֹוב ;] near ; of place: Jo 19:20 , 42 ; as prep. c. gen. (M, Pr. , 99), Lk 19:11 , Jo 3:23 6:19 , 23 11:18 , 54 , Ac 1:12 ; c. dat., Ac 9:38 27:8 ; superl., ἔγγιστα , Mk 6:36 , WH, mg.; metaph., ֹοἱ ἐ. , opp. to οἱ μακράν , Eph 2:17 ; ἐ. γίνεσθαι , Eph 2:13 ; ἐ. σου τὸ ῥῆμα , Ro 10:8 (LXX) . Of time: Mt 24:32 26:18 , Mk 13:28 , 29 , Lk 21:30 , 31 , Jo 2:13 6:4 7:2 11:55 , Re 1:3 22:10 ; ὁ κύριος ἐ. , Phl 4:5 ; seq. ἐπὶ θύραις , Mt 24:33 ; compar., ἐγγύτερον (neut. of adj. -ος , used adverbially), Ro 13:11 (cf. R, txt.); as prep. c. gen., ἐ. κατάρας , He 6:8 ; ἀφανισμοῦ , He 8:13 (cf. Cremer, 223).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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