Strong's Greek · G1451

G1451 engýs

ἐγγύς

from , at hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready

When engýs 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

akin to the base of G43 (ἀγκάλη)); near (literally or figuratively, of place or time)

Derivation

from a primary verb (to squeeze or throttle;

Appears 30 times in Scripture

John 2:13

When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

John 3:23

Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

Matthew 26:18

He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”

Luke 19:11

While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.

Matthew 24:33

So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.

Luke 21:31

So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

Matthew 24:32

Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

John 11:55

Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.

John 11:54

As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.

John 6:4

Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.

When engýs 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 engýs 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 John 2:13 with people you trust, and return to it in a year to see what came of it.

How weighing a word works

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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