near

Greek Preposition OR Adjective

ἐγγύς, adv., [in LXX chiefly for קָרוֹב;] near; 1) of place: Jhn.19:20, 42; as prep. with genitive (M, Pr., 99), Luk.19:11, Jhn.3:23 6:19, 23 11:18, 54, Act.1:12; with dative, Act.9:38 27:8; superl, ἔγγιστα, Mrk.6:36, WH, mg; metaphorically, ֹοἱ ἐ, opposite to οἱ μακράν, Eph.2:17; ἐ. γίνεσθαι, Eph.2:13; ἐ. σου τὸ ῥῆμα, Rom.10:8 (LXX). 2) Of time: Mat.24:32 26:18, Mrk.13:28, 29 Luk.21:30, 31 Jhn.2:13 6:4 7:2 11:55, Rev.1:3 22:10; ὁ κύριος ἐ, Php.4:5; before ἐπὶ θύραις, Mat.24:33; compar, ἐγγύτερον (neut. of adj. -ος, used adverbially), Rom.13:11 (cf. R, txt.); as prep. with genitive, ἐ. κατάρας, Heb.6:8; ἀφανισμοῦ, Heb.8:13 (cf. Cremer, 223). (AS)

near

Greek Preposition OR Adjective

ἐγγύς [ῠ], adverb, comparative ἐγγυτέρω (-τέρῳ[Refs 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+]

Greek

Adverb

akin to the base of g43 (ἀγκάλη)); near (literally or figuratively, of place or time); from , at hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready; from a primary verb (to squeeze or throttle;