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G1451

ἐγγύς

engýs [eng-goos'] Adverb
Core meaningnear

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G1451

near (literally or figuratively, of place or time)

KJV usage: :--from , at hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready.
Etymology: from a primary verb (to squeeze or throttle; akin to the base of );
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

some view as an improper prep., followed by gen. or dat., near, as to place, Lk. 19:11; close at hand, Rom. 10:8; near, in respect of ready interposition, Phil. 4:5; near, as to time, Mt. 24:32, 33; near to God, as being in covenant with him, Eph. 2:13; οἱ ἐγγύς, the people near to God, the Jews, Eph. 2:17

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