Strong's Greek · G1451
G1451 engýs
ἐγγύς
eng-goos'
near
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engýs appears 30 times in Scripture, including Matthew 24:32 and Luke 19:11. 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
near (literally or figuratively, of place or time)
In the King James Version
from , at hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready
Derivation
from a primary verb ἄγχω (to squeeze or throttle; akin to the base of G43 (ἀγκάλη));
Appears 30 times in Scripture
“When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.”
“Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.”
“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.’””
“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.”
“So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.”
“So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.”
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.”
“Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.”
“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.”
“Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.”
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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).
