adverb
engus
Strong’sG1451
near
stem engu-30 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
ἐγγύς means near 4, used of something or someone close by in space 13 — as a plain adverb or as a preposition taking a genitive or dative noun to say that a person or thing is near a place or another person 1. In this spatial sense it is also used metaphorically, of people described as brought "near" as opposed to those who are "far off" 1.
It is likewise used of time, meaning close at hand or about to happen 134, as when a season, an event, or a person's coming is said to be imminent or nigh 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἐγγύς, adv.,
[in LXX chiefly for קָרֹוב;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1451 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saideng-goos'
akin to the base of G43); near (literally or figuratively, of place or time)
Fromfrom a primary verb ἄγχω (to squeeze or throttle;
King Jamesfrom , at hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
adverb, comparative ἐγγυτέρω (-τέρῳRefs 5th c.BC+ or -ύτατα (first in Refs 5th c.BC+; also ἔγγῑον, ἔγγιστα (see. ἐγγίων).
I of Place, near, nigh, at hand: frequently in Refs 8th c.BC+: with genitive, hard by, near to; so λύπας ἐγγυτέρω nearer to grief, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐγγὺς ὁδῷ uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+
II of Time, nigh at hand, Refs 8th c.BC+
III of Numbers, etc., nearly, ἔτεσι ἐ. εἴκοσι Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, nearly, almost, ἐ. ἔγνως Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδ᾽ ἐ. τινος not nearly, i. e. not by a great deal, nothing like it, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔχει οὐχ οὕτω ταῦτα οὐδ᾽ ἐ. not so.. nor yet nearly so, Refs 4th c.BC+; mostly, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV of Qualities, coming near, ἐ. τι καὶ παραπλήσιον Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐγγύτατα τοῦ νῦν τρόπου, τῆς ξυμπάσης γνώμης, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. εἶναι, with genitive, Refs; ἐ. τι τείνειν τοῦ τεθνάναι very near death, Refs 4th c.BC+
V of Relationship, akin to, οἱ Ζηνὸς ἐ. Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐγγυτέρω γένει or γένους, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
30 occurrences, every one of them listed
engus29×
Matthew 24:32… kai teim fulleim ekfuateiō, gnōskavō hoti engus tem therem;… leaves, you know that summer is near.
Matthew 24:33… hotan horaveia panteim houteim, gnōskavō hoti engus atō epi thurai.… you will know that He is near, right at the door.
Matthew 26:18… Tos didaskalos legatō; Tos kairos mu engus atō; pros sin poiamō tem pascha …… the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with …
Mark 13:28… kai ekfuateiō teim fulleim, gnōskavō hoti engus tem therem atō;… leaves, you know that summer is near.
Mark 13:29… hotan horaveia houteim genorōnteim, gnōskavōr hoti engus atō epi thurai.… things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
Luke 21:30… bleparōntois apo heautoiu gnōskavō hoti ēdē engus tem therem atō;… yourselves and know that summer is near.
Luke 21:31… hotan horaveia houteim genorōnteim, gnōskavōr hoti engus atō tas basileias tou theou.… that the kingdom of God is near.
John 2:13Kai engus ate tem pascha toiu Ioudaioiu, kai …When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
John 6:4ate de engus tem pascha, tas heortas toiu Ioudaioiu.… Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
John 7:2ate de engus tas heortas toiu Ioudaioiu tas skēnopēgias.… the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.
John 11:55Ate de engus tem pascha toiu Ioudaioiu, kai anabainala …Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from …
John 19:42… dia tan paraskevan toiu Ioudaioiu, hoti engus ate tem mnēmeiem, tithala ton Iēsun.… of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
Ephesians 2:13… vis hois pote arōntois makran geniva engus en te haime tou Christou.… were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:17… vi toi makran kai eirēnan toi engus;… and peace to those who were near.
Philippians 4:5… vu gnōskitar pantoi anthrōpoi. tos kurios engus;… apparent to all. The Lord is near.
Revelation 1:3… en auta graforēnteim, tos gar kairos engus.… in it, because the time is near.
Revelation 22:10… teu biblieu houteu, tos kairos gar engus atō.… this book, because the time is near.
Luke 19:11… houteim prostitharantos legata parabolan dia tem engus arō Ierousalēm auton kai dokarō autoin …… them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom …
John 3:23… kai tos Iōannos baptizarōntos en Ainōn engus teu Saleim, hoti hudeim polleim ate …… John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful …
John 6:19“near”… Iēsun peripatarōnton epi tau thalassau kai engus teu ploieu genorōnton, kai fobila.… they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea — and they were …
John 6:23alla erchata ploiarieim ek Tiberiadau engus tou topou hopou esthiala ton arton …However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had …
John 11:18ate de tas Bēthanias engus teiu Hierosolumeiu hōs apo stadioiu dekapente.Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two …
John 11:54… alla aperchata ekeithen eis tan chōran engus tau erēmau, eis Efraim legorōntan polan, …… town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there …
John 19:20… titlon pollois anagnōskala toiu Ioudaioiu, hoti engus ate tos topos tau polau hopou …… place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written …
Acts 1:12… oreu teu kalorōnteu Elaiōnou, hem atō engus Ierousalēm sabbateu echarōntem hodan.… the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey …
Acts 9:38engus de arōntau Luddau ta Ioppa tois …Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter …
Acts 27:8… topon tinon kalorōnton Kaloin Limēnoin ho engus ate polas Lasaias.… to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
Hebrews 6:8“near”… akanthain kai triboloin adokimas kai katarau engus, hau tem telem eis kausian.… that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
Hebrews 8:13“ready to”… prōtan, tem de palaiorōntem kai gēraskarōntem engus afanismou.… made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
Engus1×
Romans 10:8alla tinem legatō? Engus su tem rēmem atō, en te …… does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth …