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Lexicon :: Strong's G1448 - engizō

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ἐγγίζω
Transliteration
engizō (Key)
Pronunciation
eng-id'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
42x in 18 unique form(s) TR
43x in 21 unique form(s) LXX
125x in 42 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:330,194

Strong’s Definitions

ἐγγίζω engízō, eng-id'-zo; from G1451; to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach:—approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's G1448 in the following manner: draw nigh (12x), be at hand (9x), come nigh (8x), come near (5x), draw near (4x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's G1448 in the following manner: draw nigh (12x), be at hand (9x), come nigh (8x), come near (5x), draw near (4x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. to bring near, to join one thing to another

  2. to draw or come near to, to approach

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐγγίζω engízō, eng-id'-zo; from G1451; to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach:—approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh.
STRONGS G1448:
ἐγγίζω; imperfect ἤγγιζον; Attic future ἐγγιῶ (James 4:8 [Buttmann 37 (32); Winer's Grammar § 13, 1 c.]); 1 aorist ἤγγισα; perfect ἤγγικα (ἐγγύς); in Greek writings from Polybius and Diodorus on; Sept. for נִגַשׁ and קָרַב.
1. transitive, to bring near, to join one thing to another: Polybius 8, 6, 7; Sept., Genesis 48:10; Isaiah 5:8.
2. intransitive, to draw or come near, to approach; absolutely, Matthew 21:34; Luke 18:40; [Luke 19:41]; Luke 21:28; 22:1; 24:15; Acts 7:17; Acts 21:33; Acts 23:15; [Hebrews 10:25]; perfect ἤγγικε, has come nigh, is at hand: ἡ βασιλ. τοῦ θεοῦ, Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:17; Matthew 10:7; Mark 1:15; Luke 10:11; with the addition ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς, Luke 10:9; ἡ ἐρήμωσις, Luke 21:20; ἡ ὥρα, Matthew 26:45; ὁ παραδιδούς με, Matthew 26:46; [Mark 14:42 (where Tdf. ἤγγισεν)]; ὁ καιρός, Luke 21:8; ἡ ἡμέρα, Romans 13:12; τὸ τέλος, 1 Peter 4:7; ἡ παρουσία τοῦ κυρίου, James 5:8. Construed with the dative of the person or the place approached: Luke 7:12; Luke 15:1, 25; Luke 22:47: Acts 9:3; Acts 10:9; Acts 22:6; ἐγγίζειν τῷ θεῷ (in the Sept. used especially of the priests entering the temple to offer sacrifices or to perform other ministrations there, Exodus 19:22; Exodus 34:30; Leviticus 10:3, etc.): to worship God, Matthew 15:8 Rec., from Isaiah 29:13; to turn one's thoughts to God, to become acquainted with him, Hebrews 7:19; James 4:8; ὁ θεὸς ἐγγίζει τινί, God draws near to one in the bestowment of his grace and help, James 4:8. Followed by εἰς and the accusative of the place: Matthew 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 18:35; Luke 19:29; Luke 24:28; [followed by πρός with the dative, Luke 19:37, see Buttmann, § 147, 28; others regard this as a pregnant construction, cf. Winer's Grammar, §§ 48, e.; 66, 2 d.]; μέχρι θανάτου ἤγγισε, to draw nigh unto, be at the point of, death, Philippians 2:30 (ἐγγίζειν εἰς θάνατον, Job 33:22); with an adverb of place, ὅπου κλέπτης οὐκ ἐγγίζει, Luke 12:33.
[Compare: προσεγγίζω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
48:10
Exodus
19:22; 34:30
Leviticus
10:3
Job
33:22
Isaiah
5:8; 29:13
Matthew
3:2; 4:17; 10:7; 15:8; 21:1; 21:34; 26:45; 26:46
Mark
1:15; 11:1; 14:42
Luke
7:12; 10:9; 10:11; 12:33; 15:1; 15:25; 18:35; 18:40; 19:29; 19:37; 19:41; 21:8; 21:20; 21:28; 22:1; 22:47; 24:15; 24:28
Acts
7:17; 9:3; 10:9; 21:33; 22:6; 23:15
Romans
13:12
Philippians
2:30
Hebrews
7:19; 10:25
James
4:8; 4:8; 4:8; 5:8
1 Peter
4:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1448 matches the Greek ἐγγίζω (engizō),
which occurs 125 times in 121 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 12:11–2Ki 2:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:11 - As he approached Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:23 - Abraham approached and said, "Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:9 - "Out of our way!" they cried, and "This man came to live here as a foreigner, and now he dares to judge us! We'll do more harm to you than to them!" They kept pressing in on Lot until they were close enough to break down the door.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:21 - Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come closer so I can touch you, my son, and know for certain if you really are my son Esau."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:22 - So Jacob went over to his father Isaac, who felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's, but the hands are Esau's."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:26 - Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come here and kiss me, my son."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:27 - So Jacob went over and kissed him. When Isaac caught the scent of his clothing, he blessed him, saying, "Yes, my son smells like the scent of an open field which the LORD has blessed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:41

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:41 - So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately, "The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:3 - But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:16 - They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor - and her labor was hard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:18 - Now Joseph's brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:18 - Then Judah approached him and said, "My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. Please do not get angry with your servant, for you are just like Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:4 - Joseph said to his brothers, "Come closer to me," so they came near. Then he said, "I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29 - The time for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:7 - But as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died - to my sorrow - in the land of Canaan. It happened along the way, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath" (that is, Bethlehem).

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:10 - Now Israel's eyes were failing because of his age; he was not able to see well. So Joseph brought his sons near to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:13 - Joseph positioned them; he put Ephraim on his right hand across from Israel's left hand, and Manasseh on his left hand across from Israel's right hand. Then Joseph brought them closer to his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:5 - God said, "Do not approach any closer! Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:21 - The LORD said to Moses, "Go down and solemnly warn the people, lest they force their way through to the LORD to look, and many of them perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:22 - Let the priests also, who approach the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break through against them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:2 - Moses alone may come near the LORD, but the others must not come near, nor may the people go up with him."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:19 - When he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became extremely angry. He threw the tablets from his hands and broke them to pieces at the bottom of the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:30 - When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to approach him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:3 - Moses then said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD spoke: 'Among the ones close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will be honored.'" So Aaron kept silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:3 - and his virgin sister who is near to him, who has no husband; he may defile himself for her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:21 - No man from the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a physical flaw may step forward to present the LORD's gifts; he has a physical flaw, so he must not step forward to present the food of his God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:23 - but he must not go into the veil-canopy or step forward to the altar because he has a physical flaw. Thus he must not profane my holy places, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.'"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:25 - "'If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his near redeemer is to come to you and redeem what his brother sold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:17 - 'I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not close at hand. A star will march forth out of Jacob, and a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab, and the heads of all the sons of Sheth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:7 - In fact, what other great nation has a god so near to them like the LORD our God whenever we call on him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:7 - the gods of the surrounding people (whether near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other).

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:9 - Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the LORD against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:2 - As you move forward for battle, the priest will approach and say to the soldiers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:3 - Then the elders of the city nearest to the corpse must take from the herd a heifer that has not been worked - that has never pulled with the yoke -

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:6 - and all the elders of that city nearest the corpse must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:2 - If the owner does not live near you or you do not know who the owner is, then you must corral the animal at your house and let it stay with you until the owner looks for it; then you must return it to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:5 - If brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, the dead man's wife must not remarry someone outside the family. Instead, her late husband's brother must go to her, marry her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:14 - Then the LORD said to Moses, "The day of your death is near. Summon Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting so that I can commission him." So Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:52 - Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:20 - Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May he be rewarded by the LORD because he has shown loyalty to the living on behalf of the dead!" Then Naomi said to her, "This man is a close relative of ours; he is our guardian."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:20 - if the king becomes angry and asks you, 'Why did you go so close to the city to fight? Didn't you realize they would shoot from the wall?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:5 - When someone approached to bow before him, Absalom would extend his hand and embrace him and kiss him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:25 - So the watchman called out and informed the king. The king said, "If he is by himself, he brings good news." The runner came ever closer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:42

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:42 - All the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, "Because the king is our close relative! Why are you so upset about this? Have we eaten at the king's expense? Or have we misappropriated anything for our own use?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:16 - a wise woman called out from the city, "Listen up! Listen up! Tell Joab, 'Come near so that I may speak to you.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:1 - When David was close to death, he told Solomon his son:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:7 - "Treat fairly the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and provide for their needs, because they helped me when I had to flee from your brother Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:59

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:59 - May the LORD our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him, so that he might vindicate his servant and his people Israel as the need arises.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:2 - Ahab said to Naboth, "Give me your vineyard so I can make a vegetable garden out of it, for it is adjacent to my palace. I will give you an even better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer, I will pay you silver for it."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:5 - Some members of the prophetic guild in Jericho approached Elisha and said, "Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master from you?" He answered, "Yes, I know. Be quiet."

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