ἐγγύς engýs

Meaning

akin to the base of G43 (ἀγκάλη)); 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 (to squeeze or throttle;

Where it is used

• Matthew 24:32 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 So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
• Matthew 26:18 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 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 So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
• Luke 19:11 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.
• Luke 21:30 When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
• Luke 21:31 So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
• John 2:13 When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• John 3:23 Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
• John 6:4 Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
• John 6:19 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 However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
• John 7:2 However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.
• John 11:18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
• John 11:54 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 11:55 Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
• John 19:20 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.
• John 19:42 And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
• Acts 1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
• Acts 9:38 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 After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
• Romans 10:8 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:
• Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
• Ephesians 2:17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
• Philippians 4:5 Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
• Hebrews 6:8 But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
• Hebrews 8:13 By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
• Revelation 1:3 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 Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.