Word study · lex.G1451
ἐγγύς engys
near
Team definition
Adverb meaning near, of place or of time. It is also used as a preposition with the genitive or the dative. The superlative ἔγγιστα and the comparative ἐγγύτερον occur. In Rom 10:8 ἐγγύς σου τὸ ῥῆμά ἐστιν describes the spoken word as near the hearer, in the mouth and in the heart. The Old Testament wording of that line is in the Hebrew notes.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 30
Matt 24:32Matt 24:33Matt 26:18Mark 13:28Mark 13:29Luke 19:11Luke 21:30Luke 21:31John 2:13John 3:23John 6:4John 6:19John 6:23John 7:2John 11:18John 11:54John 11:55John 19:20John 19:42Acts 1:12Acts 9:38Acts 27:8Rom 10:8Eph 2:13Eph 2:17Phil 4:5Heb 6:8Heb 8:13Rev 1:3Rev 22:10
Senses
1. near (place) Rom 10:8, John 19:42, Luke 19:11
2. near (time) Matt 24:32, Phil 4:5, Rev 1:3
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. ἐγγύς (G1451)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G1451
🔒︎ Thayer CC0 1.0 s.v. ἐγγύς (G1451)
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
ῥῆμα τῆς πίστεως … κύριον Ἰησοῦν … ἐπικαλέσηται (10:5–13) Rom 10:5; Rom 10:6; Rom 10:7; Rom 10:8; Rom 10:9; Rom 10:10; Rom 10:11; Rom 10:12; Rom 10:13