ἐγγύς engus

Greek word for “near” · Strong’s G1451 · used 30 times in 30 verses

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Meaning

ἐγγύς, adv.; near; 1.

How it is translated

Glosses given for engus in context, with how often each is used:

• near 27
• near is 1
• who are near 1
• near to 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 6 (3), John 11 (3), Matthew 24 (2), Mark 13 (2), Luke 21 (2), John 19 (2), Ephesians 2 (2), Matthew 26 (1), Luke 19 (1), John 2 (1)

Forms

• ἐγγὺς 20
• ἐγγύς 10

Words used with it

Words that share verses with engus more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaios “Jew” 7
• γινώσκω ginōskō “to know” 7
• ὅταν hotan “when(-ever)” 6
• θέρος theros “summer” 3
• πάσχα pascha “Passover lamb” 4
• ἐκφύω ekphuō “to put out” 2
• ἁπαλός hapalos “tender” 2
• πόλις polis “city” 4
• παραβολή parabolē “parable” 3
• ἤδη ēdē “already” 3
• φύλλον phullon “leaf” 2
• Ἱεροσόλυμα Hierosoluma “Jerusalem” 3

Key verses

The verses using engus that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 26:18 — And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
• John 2:13 — And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
• John 3:23 — And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
• John 7:2 — Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.
• John 11:55 — And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
• Romans 10:8 — But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
• Ephesians 2:13 — But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
• Ephesians 2:17 — And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
• Philippians 4:5 — Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
• Hebrews 6:8 — But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
• Revelation 1:3 — Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
• Revelation 22:10 — And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.