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Redirected from ηγʼγιϲαν, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.

ΗΓʼΓΙΣΑΝ, ηγʼγισαν

ĒGʼGISAN, ēgʼgisan

Sounds Like: EENG-gee-san

Translations: they drew near, they approached, they came near, they were at hand

From the root: ΕΓΓΙΖΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is the third person plural, aorist indicative active form of the verb 'εγγίζω' (engizo), meaning 'to draw near' or 'to approach'. It describes an action that happened in the past, completed at a specific point. The form 'ΗΓʼΓΙΣΑΝ' is a common ancient spelling without diacritics, where the apostrophe-like mark (coronis) indicates an elision or crasis, but in this context, it's simply a common way to write the word without diacritics, representing ἤγγισαν. It is used to indicate that a group of people or things came close to something or someone, or that an event was imminent.

Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Indicative, Active

Strong’s number: G0144 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

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