ΕΓΓΥΤΑΤΟΙ, εγγυτατοι
EGGYTATOI, eggytatoi
Sounds Like: eng-GY-tah-toy
Translations: nearest, closest, the nearest ones, the closest ones
From the root: ΕΓΓΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a superlative adjective, meaning 'nearest' or 'closest'. It is the superlative form of the adjective 'engys' (near). It is used to describe something or someone that is at the shortest distance or most intimately connected. In the provided context, it refers to 'the nearest ones' or 'the closest ones', often implying close relatives or friends.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine, Superlative
Strong’s number: G1451 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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
- ΕΓΓΙΩΝ — nearer, closer
- ΕΓΓΥΘΕΝ — from near, near, at hand, close by
- ΕΓΓΥΣ — near, nigh, at hand, close, ready, almost, of near
- ΕΓΓΥΤΕΡΟ — nearer, closer, more at hand
- ΕΓΓΥΤΕΡΩ — nearer, closer
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