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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἐγγύς

Lemmaἐγγύς
Citation formἐγγύς
Part of speechadverb
Glossnear
Strong’sG1451
Transliterationengýs
Definitionnear (literally or figuratively, of place or time)
KJV glosses:--from , at hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready.
Derivationfrom a primary verb (to squeeze or throttle; akin to the base of )
SBLGNT occurrences30

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐγγὺς
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 24:32
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Mark 13:28
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Luke 21:30
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — John 11:55
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — John 19:42
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — John 2:13
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — John 6:4
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — John 7:2
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Ephesians 2:13
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — Luke 19:11
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — John 11:18
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — John 11:54
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — John 19:20
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — John 3:23
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — John 6:19
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — John 6:23
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — Acts 1:12
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — Acts 27:8
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — Acts 9:38
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — Hebrews 8:13
ἐγγύς
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 24:33
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 26:18
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Mark 13:29
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Luke 21:31
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Ephesians 2:17
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Philippians 4:5
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Revelation 1:3
adverb (MorphGNT --------) — Revelation 22:10
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — Hebrews 6:8
Ἐγγύς
preposition (MorphGNT --------) — Romans 10:8

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: εγγυς.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ἐγγύς with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.