ἐγγίζω

Verb

engizō · to come near

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 1448

Lexical summary

42

NT occurrences

18

Observed forms

About this Greek word

Pr. to cause to approach; in NT intrans. to approach, draw near, Mt. 21:1; Lk. 18:35; met. to be at hand, Mt. 3:2; 4:17; μέχρι θανάτου ἐγγίζειν, to be at the point of death, Phil. 2:30; from Hebrew to draw near to God, to offer Him reverence and worship, Mt. 15:8; Heb. 7:19; Jas. 4:8; used of God, to draw near to men, assist them, bestow favors on them, Jas. 4:8

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

ἐγγίζωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidenceFuture active

NT evidence

Aorist

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidenceAorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

ἤγγικαPerfect active

NT evidence

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidenceAorist passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveImperfect ActiveFuture ActiveAorist ActivePerfect ActiveReferences
SingularThird
ἐγγίζει:Luke 12:33
PluralFirst
————
Hebrews 7:19
Third
——
—
ἐγγίζουσιν:Mark 11:1

Imperative mood

Imperative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist ActiveReferences
PluralSecond
James 4:8

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoicePresentAorist
Active
Luke 18:35
Acts 23:15

Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineFeminineReferences
SingularNominative———
Genitive
—
Luke 19:37
Dative
—
Acts 22:6
Accusative—
Hebrews 10:25
Vocative———
PluralNominative
—
Luke 15:1
Genitive
—
Acts 10:9
Dative———
Accusative———
Vocative———

Aorist Active participles

Aorist Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
Luke 24:15
Genitive
Luke 18:40
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

ἐγγίζω

Book distribution counts: Luke: 18 occurrences; Matthew: 7 occurrences; Acts: 6 occurrences; Mark: 3 occurrences; James: 3 occurrences; Hebrews: 2 occurrences; Romans: 1 occurrences; 1 Peter: 1 occurrences; Philippians: 1 occurrences

Author

ἐγγίζω
  • Luke24
  • Matthew7
  • Mark3
  • James3
  • Paul2
  • Hebrews2
  • Peter1

Author distribution counts: Luke: 24 occurrences; Matthew: 7 occurrences; Mark: 3 occurrences; James: 3 occurrences; Paul: 2 occurrences; Hebrews: 2 occurrences; Peter: 1 occurrences