ΕΓΓΙΟΝ, εγγιον
EGGION, eggion
Sounds Like: ENG-gee-on
Translations: nearer, closer, more nearly
From the root: ΕΓΓΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is the comparative form of the adverb 'engys' (near). It indicates a greater degree of proximity in space or time, meaning 'nearer' or 'closer'. It can be used to describe something that is physically closer or an event that is approaching sooner.
Inflection: Comparative, Neuter (adverbial use)
Strong’s number: G1451 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΓΥΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΓΓΥΣ — near, at hand, close, nigh
- ΕΓʼΓΥΣ — near, nigh, at hand, close, ready, imminent, of near, to near
- ΕΓΓΗΣ — near, nigh, at hand, close, almost, of near, to near
- ΕΓΓΙΟΝΟΣ — nearer, closer, more imminent, of nearer, of closer
- ΕΓΓΙΣΤΑ — nearest, closest, very near, very close, at hand
- ΕΓΓΙΩΝ — nearer, closer
- ΕΓΓΥΘΕΝ — from near, near, at hand, close by
- ΕΓΓΥΣ — near, nigh, at hand, close, ready, almost, of near
- ΕΓΓΥΤΑΤΟΙ — nearest, closest, the nearest ones, the closest ones
- ΕΓΓΥΤΕΡΟ — nearer, closer, more at hand
- ΕΓΓΥΤΕΡΩ — nearer, closer
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