[ἔγγιστα, neuter plural superlative (from ἐγγύς) as adverb, nearest, next: WH (rejected) marginal reading in Mar_6:36 (others, κύκλῳ]. STRONGS NT 1451: ἐγγύςἐγγύς, adverb (from ἐν and γυιον (limb, hand), at hand; (but rather allied with ἄγχι, ἄγχω, anxious, anguish, etc.; see Curtius § 166; Vanicek, p. 22)) (from Homer down), the Sept. for χΘψεα; near; 1. of place and position; a. properly: absolutely, Joh_19:42 (cf. also 20 G L T Tr WH (but see below)); with the genitive (Matthiae, § 339, 1, p. 812; Winers Grammar, 195 (183); (471 (439); Buttmann, § 132, 24)), Luk_19:11; Joh_3:23; Joh_6:19; Joh_6:23; Joh_11:18; Joh_11:54; Joh_19:20 (Rec., but see above); Act_1:12; with the dative (Matthiae, § 386, 6; Kühner, § 423, 13; (Jelf, § 592, 2)), Act_9:38; Act_27:8. b. tropically; οἱ ἐγγύς, those who are near of access to God, i. e. Jews, and οἱ μακράν, those who are alien from the true God and the blessings of the theocracy, i. e. Gentiles: Eph_2:17 (cf. Isa_57:19); ἐγγύς γίνεσθαι, to be brought near, namely, to the blessings of the kingdom of God, Eph_2:13 (so with the rabbis not infrequently to make nigh is equivalent to to make a proselyte, cf. Wetstein at the passage cited; (Schottgen, Horae etc. i., 761f; Valck. Schol. 1:363)); ἐγγύς σου τό ῤῆμα ἐστιν, near thee, i. e. at hand, already, as it were, in thy mind, Rom_10:8 from Deu_30:14 (cf. Buttmann, § 129, 11; Winer's Grammar, 465 (434)). 2. of Time; concerning things imminent and soon to come to pass: Mat_24:32; Mat_26:18; Mar_13:28; Luk_21:30-31; Joh_2:13; Joh_6:4; Joh_7:2; Joh_11:55; Rev_1:3; Rev_22:10; of the near advent of persons: ὁ κύριος ἐγγύς, of Christ's return from heaven, Php_4:5 (in another sense, of God in Psalm 144:18 (); with the addition ἐπί θύραις, at the door, Mat_24:33; Mar_13:29; ἐγγύς κατάρας, near to being cursed, Heb_6:8; ἀφανισμοῦ, soon to vanish, Heb_8:13.

ἐγγύς engys 31x some view as an improper prep., followed by gen. or dat., near, as to place, Luk_19:11 ; close at hand, Rom_10:8 ; near, in respect of read y interposition, Php_4:5 ; near, as to time, Mat_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 near; nigh.

ἐγγύς , adv. , [in LXX chiefly for H7138 ;] near; 1. of place: Joh_19:20 ; Joh_19:42 ; as prep . c . gen . ( M , Pr., 99), Luk_19:11 , Joh_3:23 ; Joh_6:19 ; Joh_6:23 ; Joh_11:18 ; Joh_11:54 , Act_1:12 ; c . dat ., Act_9:38 ; Act_27:8 ; superl ., ἔγγιστα , Mar_6:36 , WH , mg .; metaph ., οἱ ἐ ., opp . 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 ; Mat_26:18 , Mar_13:28-29 , Luk_21:30-31 Joh_2:13 ; Joh_6:4 ; Joh_7:2 ; Joh_11:55 , Rev_1:3 ; Rev_22:10 ; ὁ κύριος ἐ ., Php_4:5 ; seq . ἐπὶ θύραις Mat_24:33 ; compar ., ἐγγύτερον ( neut . of adj. -ον , used adverbially), Rom_13:11 ( cf. R , txt .); as prep . c . gen ., ἐ . κατάρα , Heb_6:8 ; ἀφανισμοῦ , Heb_8:13 ( cf. Cremer , 223).† ἔγγιστος , see ἐγγύς . ἐγγύτερος , see ἐγγύς .

ἐγγύς [page 179] BGU III. 698 .17 (ii/A.D.) ἐγγὺς τῆς ἅλω , ib. 814 .80 (iii/A.D.) ἐνγὺς τοῦ ἀδελϕ̣ο̣υ̣̑ . For the form see Moulton Gr. ii. § 130.

ἐγγύς [Etym: also ἔγγι_ον, ἔγγιστα] of Place, "near, nigh, at hand", Hom. ; c. gen. "hard by, near to", id=Hom. , Soph. ; also c. dat., Eur. of Time, "nigh at hand", Hom. , Xen. of Numbers, etc., "nearly", Thuc. , Xen. ; οὐδ᾽ ἐγγύς i. e. not "by a great deal, nothing like it", Plat. , Dem. ; ἐγγὺς τοῦ τεθνάναι "very nearly" dead, Plat. of Relationship, "akin to", Aesch. , Plat. [Etym: From the same Root as ἄγχι, cf. ἄγχιστος, ἔγγιστος.]

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)