ἐγγύς

engýs · Greek · Strong's G1451 · 30 occurrences

The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “unto”

What it means

akin to the base of G43 (ἀγκάλη)); near (literally or figuratively, of place or time)

from a primary verb (to squeeze or throttle;

How the KJV renders it

from, at hand, near, nigh at hand, unto, ready

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“unto”

also renders epistéllō (G1989), héōs (G2193), ephístēmi (G2186), analambánō (G353), prosphérō (G4374), méchri (G3360), áchri (G891), hōs (G5613), prosérchomai (G4334), epichorēgéō (G2023), proséchō (G4337), hypotássō (G5293), tís (G5101), proskaléomai (G4341), ʻad (H5705)

“ready”

also renders próthymos (G4289), méllō (G3195), hetoímōs (G2093), chûwsh (H2363), ṭôwb (H2896), mâhîyr (H4106), mâtsâʼ (H4672), ʻâthûwd (H6259), ʻăthîyd (H6263), ʻâthîyd (H6264)

“from”

also renders ʼâz (H227), min (H4481), ʻal (H5922), ʻim (H5974)

“near”

also renders anankaîos (G316), plēsíon (G4139), qârôwb (H7138), shᵉʼêr (H7607)

“at hand”

also renders qârôwb (H7138)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

30 occurrences in the Greek text.

Acts 1:12 ADVActs 9:38 ADVActs 27:8 ADVEphesians 2:13 ADVEphesians 2:17 ADVHebrews 6:8 ADVHebrews 8:13 ADVJohn 2:13 ADVJohn 3:23 ADVJohn 6:4 ADVJohn 6:19 ADVJohn 6:23 ADVJohn 7:2 ADVJohn 11:18 ADVJohn 11:54 ADVJohn 11:55 ADVJohn 19:20 ADVJohn 19:42 ADVLuke 19:11 ADVLuke 21:30 ADVLuke 21:31 ADVMatthew 24:32 ADVMatthew 24:33 ADVMatthew 26:18 ADVMark 13:28 ADVMark 13:29 ADVPhilippians 4:5 ADVRevelation 1:3 ADVRevelation 22:10 ADVRomans 10:8 ADV

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.