ΕΓΓΙΩΝ, εγγιων
EGGIŌN, eggiōn
Sounds Like: eng-GHEE-ohn
Translations: nearer, closer
From the root: ΕΓΓΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the comparative form of the adjective 'εγγυς' (engys), meaning 'near'. It indicates a greater degree of nearness or proximity. It is used to describe something that is closer in space or time than something else.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine or Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Comparative
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
- ΕΓΓΙΟΝ — nearer, closer, more nearly
- ΕΓΓΙΟΝΟΣ — nearer, closer, more imminent, of nearer, of closer
- ΕΓΓΙΣΤΑ — nearest, closest, very near, very close, at hand
- 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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