adverb
engus
Greekἐγγύς (engus)
Strong’sG1451
near
stem engu-30 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
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.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
30 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 24:32“near”Apo de tau sukau mathavar tan parabolan; hotan ēdē tos klados autau gineteia hapalos kai teim fulleim ekfuateiō, gnōskavō hoti engus tem therem;Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
Matthew 24:33“near”houtōs kai vis, hotan horaveia panteim houteim, gnōskavō hoti engus atō epi thurai.So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
Matthew 26:18“near”tos de legata; Hupagavōr eis tan politan pros ton deinon kai legavar auto; Tos didaskalos legatō; Tos kairos mu engus atō; pros sin poiamō tem pascha meta toiu mathētoiu mu.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.’”
Mark 13:28“near”Apo de tau sukau mathavar tan parabolan; hotan ēdē tos klados autau hapalos gineteia kai ekfuateiō teim fulleim, gnōskavō hoti engus tem therem atō;Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
Mark 13:29“near”houtōs kai vis, hotan horaveia houteim ginerōteim, gnōskavōr hoti engus atō epi thurai.So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
Luke 21:30“near”hotan proballaleia ēdē, bleparōtois apo heautoiu gnōskavō hoti ēdē engus tem therem atō;When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
Luke 21:31“near”houtōs kai vis, hotan horaveia houteim ginerōteim, gnōskavōr hoti engus atō tas basileias tou theou.So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
John 2:13“near”Kai engus ate tem pascha toiu Ioudaioiu, kai anabainata eis Hierosolumeim tos Iēsus.When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
John 6:4“near”ate de engus tem pascha, tas heortas toiu Ioudaioiu.Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
John 7:2“near”ate de engus tas heortas toiu Ioudaioiu tas skēnopēgias.However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.
John 11:55“near”Ate de engus tem pascha toiu Ioudaioiu, kai anabainala pollois eis Hierosolumeim ek tau chōrau pro teu pascha hina hagnizaleia heautoin.Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
John 19:42“nearby”ekei oun dia tan paraskeuan toiu Ioudaioiu, hoti engus ate tem mnēmeiem, tithala ton Iēsun.And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
Ephesians 2:13“near”nuni de en Christo Iēso vis hois pote arōtois makran giniva engus en te haime tou Christou.But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:17“near”kai ercharatos euangelizeta eirēnan vi toi makran kai eirēnan toi engus;He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
Philippians 4:5“near”tem epieikem vu gnōskitar pantoi anthrōpoi. tos kurios engus;Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
Revelation 1:3“near”makarios tos anaginōskarōtos kai tois akouarōtois toin logoin tau profēteiau kai tērarōtois teim en auta grafirēteim, tos gar kairos engus.Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
Revelation 22:10“near”Kai legatō mi; Mē sfragizaseia toin logoin tau profēteiau teu biblieu houteu, tos kairos gar engus atō.Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.
Luke 19:11“near”Akouarōtoiu de autoiu houteim prostitharatos legata parabolan dia tem engus arō Ierousalēm auton kai dokarō autoin hoti parachrēma mellatō tas basileias tou theou anafainirō;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.
John 3:23“near”ate de kai tos Iōannos baptizarōtos en Ainōn engus teu Saleim, hoti hudōreim polleim ate ekei, kai paraginele kai baptizile;Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
John 6:19“near”elaunarētois oun hōs stadioin eikosi pente ē triakonta theōralō ton Iēsun peripatarōton epi tau thalassau kai engus teu ploieu ginerōton, kai fobila.When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea — and they were terrified.
John 6:23“near”alla erchata ploiarieim ek Tiberiadau engus tou topou hopou esthiala ton arton eucharistaratou tou kuriou.However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
John 11:18“near”ate de tas Bēthanias engus teiu Hierosolumeiu hōs apo stadioiu dekapente.Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
John 11:54“near”Tos oun Iēsus ouketi parrēsia peripatate en toi Ioudaioi, alla aperchata ekeithen eis tan chōran engus tau erēmau, eis Efraim legirōtan politan, kakei menata meta toiu mathētoiu.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 19:20“near”houton oun ton titlon pollois anaginōskala toiu Ioudaioiu, hoti engus ate tos topos tau politau hopou staurita tos Iēsus; kai ate grafirētem Hebraisti, Rōmaisti, Hellēnisti.Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
Acts 1:12“near”Tote hupostrefala eis Ierousalēm apo oreu teu kalirōteu Elaiōnou, hem atō engus Ierousalēm sabbateu echarōtem hodan.Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
Acts 9:38“near”engus de arōtau Luddau ta Ioppa tois mathētois akouaratois hoti Petros atō en auta apostelala duo anēroin pros auton parakalarōtois; Mē oknaseia dierchara heōs nu;Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
Acts 27:8“near”molis tē paralegerōtois autan erchana eis topon tinon kalirōton Kaloin Limēnoin ho engus ate politas Lasaias.After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
Hebrews 6:8“near”ekferarōtas de akanthain kai triboloin adokimas kai katarau engus, hau tem telem eis kausian.But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
Hebrews 8:13“ready to”en te legarō Kainan palaiatē tan prōtan, tem de palaiirōtem kai gēraskarōtem engus afanismou.By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
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Romans 10:8“near”alla tinem legatō? Engus su tem rēmem atō, en te stome su kai en ta kardia su, houtem atō tem rēmem tau pistiau hem kērussanō.But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: