Quick Definition
ἐγγίζω v. I come near, approach
Strong's Definition
from 1451; to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach
KJV Usage: approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ἐγγύς · ἐγγύτερον · προσεγγίζω
15.75 · Linear Movement · Come Near, Approach
to draw near, to come near, to approach to move nearer to a reference point In a number of languages it is not possible to merely say ‘to come near,’ for it is necessary to specify the reference point, in other words, ‘near to what?’ One may accordingly translate this expression in LUK 18:40 as ‘when he came near to Jesus, Jesus asked him.’
MAT 21:1 · MAT 26:46 · MRK 11:1 · MRK 14:42 · LUK 7:12 · LUK 12:33 · LUK 15:1 · LUK 15:25 · LUK 18:35 · LUK 18:40 · LUK 19:29 · LUK 19:37 · LUK 19:41 · LUK 21:8 · LUK 22:47 · LUK 24:15 · LUK 24:28 · ACT 9:3 · ACT 10:9 · ACT 21:33 · ACT 22:6 · ACT 23:15 · PHP 2:30 · HEB 7:19 · JAS 4:8 · JAS 4:8
67.21 · Time · A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After
to approach, to come near, to approximate the occurrence of a point of time close to a subsequent point of time Though in many languages time may be expressed in terms of space, as in speaking of ‘time coming near,’ in other languages this may not be at all possible. Accordingly, this clause in MAT 21:34 may need to be translated as ‘it was about time to harvest’ or ‘when it was about time to gather the grapes.’
MAT 3:2 · MAT 4:17 · MAT 10:7 · MAT 21:34 · MAT 26:45 · MRK 1:15 · LUK 10:9 · LUK 10:11 · LUK 21:20 · LUK 21:28 · LUK 22:1 · ACT 7:17 · ROM 13:12 · HEB 10:25 · JAS 5:8 · 1PE 4:7
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐγγίζω ; imp. ἤγγιζον ; Attic fut. ἐγγιῶ (Jas. iv.8 [Bttm. 37 (32); W. § 13, 1 e.]); 1 aor. ἤγγισα; pf. ἤγγικα; (ἐγγύς) ; in Grk. writ. fr. Polyb. and Diod. on; Sept. for Wj) and 3p. to another: Polyb. 8, 6, 7; Sept., Gen. xlviii. 10; Is. v. 8. 2. intrans. 10. draw or come near, to approach ; absol., Mt. xxi. 34; Lk. xviii. 40; [xix. 41]; xxi. 28; Xxil. 1; xxiv. 15; Acts vil. 17; 1. trans. to bring near, to join one thing xxi. 33; xxiii. 15; [ Heb. x. 25]; pf. ἤγγικε has come nigh, is at hand: ἡ βασιλ. τοῦ θεοῦ, Mt. iii. 2; x. 7; Mk.1.15; Lk. x. 11; with the addition ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς, vs. 9; ἡ ἐρήμωσις, Lk. xxi. 20; ἡ ὥρα. Mt. xxvi. 45; ὁ παραδιδούς pe, Mt. xxvi. 46; [Mk. iv. 17; 164 ἐγγύς xiv. 42 (where Tdf. ἤγγισεν}; ὁ καιρός, Lk. xxi. 8; ἡ ἡμέρα, Ro. xiii. 12; τὸ τέλος, 1 Pet. iv. 7; ἡ παρουσία τοῦ κυρίου, Jas. v. 8. Construed with the dat. of the person or the place approached: Lk. vii. 12; xv. 1, 25; xxii. 47; Acts ix. 3; x.9; xxii. 6; ἐγγίζειν τῷ θεῷ (in Sept. used esp. of the priests entering the temple to offer sacrifices or to perform other ministrations there, Ex. xix. 22; xxxiv. 30; Ley. x. 3, etc.) : to worship God, Mt. xv. 8 Ree., fr. Is. xxix. 13; to turn one’s thoughts to God, to become acquainted with him, Heb. vii. 19 ; Jas. iv. 8; ὁ θεὸς ἐγγίζει τινί, God draws near to one in the bestowment of his grace and help, Jas. iv.8. Foll. by εἰς and the ace. of the place: Mt. xxi. 1; Mk. xi. 1; Lk. xviii. 35; xix. 29; xxiv. 28; [foll. by πρός w. the dat., Lk. xix. 37, see B. § 147, 28; al. regard this as a pregn. constr., ef. W. §§ 48, e.; 66, 2d.J; μέχρι θανάτου ἤγγισε, to draw nigh unto, be at the point of, death, Phil. ii. 30 (ἐγγίζειν εἰς θάνατον, Job xxxiii. 22); with an adv. of place, ὅπου κλέπτης οὐκ ἐγγίζει, Lk. xii. 38. [Comp.: mpoo-eyyitw. |
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐγγίζω engizō 42x
pr. to cause to approach; in NT intrans. to approach, draw near, Mt. 21:1; Lk. 18:35; met. to be at hand, Mt. 3:2; 4:17; μέχρι θανάτου ἐγγίζειν, to be at the point of death, Phil. 2:30; from Hebrew to draw near to God, to offer Him reverence and worship, Mt. 15:8; Heb. 7:19; Jas. 4:8; used of God, to draw near to men, assist them, bestow favors on them, Jas. 4:8
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐγγίζω (< ἐγγύς).
[in LXX for נגשׁ, קרב, etc. ;]
trans., to bring near: Ge 48:10, Is 5:8.
Intrans., to come near: absol., Mt 26:46, Mk 14:42, Lk 18:40 19:41 21:20, 28 24:15, Ac 21:33 23:15; c. adv., ὅπου, Lk 12:33; c. dat., Lk 7:12 15:1, 25 22:47, Ac 9:3 10:9 22:6; τ. θεῷ, He 7:19, Ja 4:8; seq. εἰς, Mt 21:1, Mk 11:1, Lk 18:35 19:29 24:28; πρός, c. dat., Lk 19:37; μέχρι θανάτου, Phl 2:30; of time, ὥρα, Mt 26:45; ἡμέρα, Ro 13:12, He 10:25; καιρός, Mt 21:34, Lk 21:8; χρόνος, Ac 7:17; ἑορτή, Lk 22:1; παρουσία, Ja 5:8; τέλος, I Pe 4:7; ἐρήμωσις, Lk 21:20; ἀπολύτρωσις, Lk 21:28; ἤγγικεν ἡ βασιλεία (for similar expressions in Targ., v. Dalman, 106), Mt 3:2 4:17 10:7, Mk 1:15, Lk 10:9 (ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς) 10:11 (cf. προσ-εγγίζω), and v. Cremer, 224).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐγγίζω (engizō) — to come near. ἐγγίζω, aorist ἤγγισα [Refs 4th c.BC+]: perfect ἤγγικα [LXX+NT]: (ἐγγύς):—bring near, bring up to, τῇ γῇ τὰς ναῦς [LXX+2nd c.BC+]
II. mostly intransitive, approach, [LXX+4th c.BC+]; εἰς θάνατον[LXX]; ἕως[LXX+NT]; to be imminent, ἤγγικεν ἡ παρουσία τοῦ Κυρίου [NT]: also, with genitive, approximate to, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
II.2. to be next of kin, [LXX]
III. with infinitive, to be on the point of doing, ναοῦ -οντος συμπεσεῖν [Refs]