Strong's Greek · G1448
G1448 engízō
ἐγγίζω
eng-id'-zo
to come near
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engízō appears 42 times in Scripture, including Matthew 3:2 and Mark 1:15. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach
In the King James Version
approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh
Derivation
from G1451 (ἐγγύς);
Appears 42 times in Scripture
“As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.”
““The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!””
“Rise, let us go. See, My betrayer is approaching!””
“And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:”
“Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.”
“From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.””
“As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,”
“and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.””
“When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.”
“As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
