Near Near Nearer

Near Near Nearer

'''A — 1: ἐγγύς (Strong'S #1451 — adverb — engus — eng-goos' )

"near, nigh," is used (a) of place, e.g.,  Luke 19:11 , "nigh;"  John 3:23;  11:54 , "near;"  John 6:19,23 , "nigh;" metaphorically in  Romans 10:8;  Ephesians 2:13,17 , "nigh;" (b) of time, e.g.,  Matthew 24:32,33 , "nigh;" so  Luke 21:30,31; as a preposition,  Hebrews 6:8 , "nigh unto (a curse)," and  Hebrews 8:13 , "nigh unto (vanishing away)." See Hand (at), Nigh , Ready.

'''A — 2: ἐγγύτερον (Strong'S #1452 — Adverb Neuter — enguteron — eng-goo'-ter-on )

the comparative degree of No. 1, and the neuter of the adjective enguteros, used adverbially, occurs in  Romans 13:11 .

'''A — 3: πλησίον (Strong'S #4139 — Adverb — plesion — play-see'-on )

"near, close by, neighboring" (the neuter of the adjective plesios, used as an adverb), occurs in  John 4:5 . See Neighbor.

'''B — 1: ἀναγκαῖος (Strong'S #316 — Adjective — anankaios — an-ang-kah'-yos )

"necessary," is used, in a secondary sense, of persons connected by bonds of nature or friendship, with the meaning "intimate," in  Acts 10:24 , "(his) near (friends);" it is found in this sense in the papyri. See Necessary , Needful.

'''C — 1: ἐγγίζω (Strong'S #1448 — Verb — engizo — eng-id'-zo )

transitively, "to bring near" (not in Nt; in the Sept., e.g.,  Genesis 48:10;  Isaiah 5:8 ); intransitively, "to draw near," e.g.,  Matthew 21:34;  Luke 18:40;  19:41 , Rv, "draw nigh;" see Approach , A.

'''C — 2: προσέρχομαι (Strong'S #4334 — Verb — prosechomai — pros-er'-khom-ahee )

"to come to, go to," is translated "drew near" in  Acts 7:31;  Hebrews 10:22 . See Come , No. 10.

'''C — 3: προσάγω (Strong'S #4317 — Verb — prosago — pros-ag'-o )

is used (a) transitively, "to bring,"  Acts 16:20;  1 Peter 3:18; (b) intransitively, "to draw near," in the latter sense in  Acts 27:27 .