Strong's Greek · G1448

G1448 engízō

ἐγγίζω

approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh

When engízō is spoken over you, Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against Scripture with people you trust, and return to it in a year.

Definition

to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach

Derivation

from G1451 (ἐγγύς);

Appears 42 times in Scripture

Luke 7:12

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.

Mark 1:15

“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

Mark 14:42

Rise, let us go. See, My betrayer is approaching!”

Luke 19:37

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:

Matthew 26:45

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.

Matthew 4:17

From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 21:1

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,

Matthew 3:2

and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 21:34

When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.

Mark 11:1

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples

When engízō is spoken over you

Words like this one get spoken over people: in a prayer line, in a message from a friend, in a moment nobody planned. The lexicon gives you what engízō means. What God is saying to you through it is yours to record and weigh.

Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against verses like Luke 7:12 with people you trust, and return to it in a year to see what came of it.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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