Word

ἐγγίζω

engízō · G1448 · Greek · 42 occurrences

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Meanings

to draw near, to come near, to approach

To move nearer to a reference point

Examples
Matthew 21:1 When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples,
Matthew 26:46 “Get up, let’s go; behold, the one who is betraying Me is near!”
Mark 11:1 And as they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
to approach, to come near, to approximate

The occurrence of a point of time close to a subsequent point of time

Examples
Matthew 3:2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Matthew 10:7 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

How it’s used In 8 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

41 occurrences in 19 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 7
αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 6
βασιλείαkingdom, reign 6
Not stated: they 3
Other words · 15 groups that occur once or twice (19) 19

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

9 occurrences in 11 groups

Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (15) 15

With adverbsAdverbs

3 occurrences in 4 groups

ἤδηalready 1
ὅπουwhere, wherever, in which 1
οὐnot 1
τότεthen 1

Named alongside itApposition

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ἐλπίςhope 1
οὐρανόςheaven, sky 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

γίνομαιto become, to happen, to be 1

What is done to itIt is the object

7 occurrences in 4 groups

λέγωto say 4
γινώσκωto know 1
ἀποστέλλωto send 1
βλέπωto see 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ἐνin 2
πρόbefore 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 4 words

נָגַשׁ nâgash · H5066 · to be close, to meet: Hebrew נָגַשׁ and Greek ἐγγίζω share the core sense of physical or temporal approach/drawing near, with both used reflexively and causatively across spatial, relational, and eschatological contexts.
קָרַב qârab · H7126 · to approach, to come near, to come forward: Both denote spatial or temporal approach/drawing near; קָרַב (qârab, H7126) קָרַב encompasses both intransitive movement toward and causative bringing near (broader valency range), while ἐγγίζω (engízō, G1448) ἐγγίζω primarily expresses reflexive/intransitive approach with the causative sense less prominent in NT usage.
קָרוֹב qârôwb · H7138 · near, close: Greek ἐγγίζω emphasizes the dynamic action of approaching or drawing near (verbal), while Hebrew קָרוֹב denotes the static state of being near or nearby (adjectival/substantival), though both share the core spatial-relational concept of proximity.
קָרֵב qârêb · H7131 · to approach, to come near, to come forward: Greek ἐγγίζω (NT) and Hebrew קָרֵב (OT) both denote physical or figurative approach/drawing near, functioning as direct translation equivalents across the LXX witness with identical core semantics of spatial or temporal proximity.

Semantic domains 2 entries

To draw near, to come near, to approach15.75: In Matthew 3:2 and 4:17, John the Baptist and then Jesus proclaim that the kingdom of heaven has come near, using the verb for a spatial or situational approach, as also in Matthew 10:7's parallel proclamation and the disciples' physical approach to Jerusalem and Bethphage in Matthew 21:1 and to a vineyard's harvest in Matthew 21:34.
To approach, to come near, to approximate67.21: In Hebrews 10:25, believers are urged not to neglect meeting together, especially as they see the Day drawing near, using the verb for a point in time approaching rather than a place, paralleling its use in Philippians 2:30 for Epaphroditus having come close to death.

Word family 3 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἐγγύς engýs · G1451 · near, nearby · 30×ἐγγίζωengízō · G1448προσεγγίζω prosengízō · G4331 · to approach near · 0×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect ἠγγιζον; Attic future ἐγγιω (Jas 4:8 (Alexander Buttmann (1873) 37 (32); with §…

imperfect ἠγγιζον; Attic future ἐγγιω (Jas 4:8 (Alexander Buttmann (1873) 37 (32); with § 13, 1 c.)); 1 aorist ἤγγισα; perfect ἤγγικα (ἐγγύς); in Greek writings from Polybius and Diodorus on; the Sept. for נִגַשׁ and קָרַב.
1. transitive, to bring near, to join one thing to another: Polybius 8, 6, 7; the Sept., Gen 48:10; Isa 5:8.
2. intransitive, to draw or come near, to approach; absolutely, Mt 21:34; Lk 18:40; (); Lk 21:28; Lk 22:1; ; Acts 7:17; Acts 21:33; Acts 23:15; (Heb 10:25); perfect ἤγγικε, has come nigh, is at hand: ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ, Mt 3:2; Mt 4:17; Mt 10:7; Mk 1:15; Lk 10:11; with the addition ἐφ' ὑμᾶς, Lk 10:9; ἡ ἐρήμωσις, Lk 21:20; ἡ ὥρα, Mt 26:45; ὁ παραδιδούς με, Mt 26:46; (Mk 14:42 (where Tdf. ἤγγισεν)); ὁ καιρός, Lk 21:8; ἡ ἡμέρα, Rom 13:12; τό τέλος, 1 Pet 4:7; ἡ παρουσία τοῦ κυρίου, Jas 5:8. Construed with the dative of the person or the place approached: Lk 7:12; Lk 15:1, Lk 15:25; Lk 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, Ex 19:22; Ex 34:30; Lev 10:3, etc.): to worship God, Mt 15:8 Rec., from Isa 29:13; to turn one's thoughts to God, to become acquainted with him, Heb 7:19; ὁ Θεός ἐγγίζει τίνι, God draws near to one in the bestowment of his grace and help, Jas 4:8. Followed by εἰς and the accusative of the place: Mt 21:1; Mk 11:1; Lk 18:35; Lk 19:29; Lk 24:28; (followed by πρός with the dative, Lk 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, Phm 2:30 (ἐγγίζειν εἰς θάνατον, Job 33:22); with an adverb of place, ὅπου κλέπτης οὐκ ἐγγίζει, Lk 12:33. (Compare: προσεγγίζω.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Come Near, Approach26 occurrences A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After16 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0