Engus ἐγγύς

Engus (Greek ἐγγύς, Strong's G1451) is a Greek preposition meaning “near”. It occurs 30 times in 30 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Engus, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 24:32
  Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: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 likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
• Matthew 26:18
  And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.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

• Mark 13:28
  Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: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 ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.

Luke

• Luke 19:11
  And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.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 now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
• Luke 21:31
  So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

John

• John 2:13
  And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• John 3:23
  And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.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
  And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
• John 6:19
  So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.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
  (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)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
  Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.
• John 11:18
  Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
• John 11:54
  Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.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
  And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.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
  This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.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
  There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.

Acts

• Acts 1:12
  Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
• Acts 9:38
  And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
• Acts 27:8
  And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

Romans

• Romans 10:8
  But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;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

• Ephesians 2:13
  But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
• Ephesians 2:17
  And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

Philippians

• Philippians 4:5
  Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 6:8
  But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
• Hebrews 8:13
  In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

Revelation

• Revelation 1:3
  Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.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
  And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).