Matthew 24:33:10Matt.24.33.W10TAB
ἐγγύς
enggys
“near”
- Transliteration
- eng-GYS
- Extended
- eng-GYS
- IPA
- /eŋ.ˈgys/
Meaning by language
- English
- near
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
eng-GYS
- phraseyour reading level
yi-NÔS-ke-te HO-ti eng-GYS es-tin e-PI THY-rais
- sentence
HOO-tôs KAI hy-MEIS HO-tan I-dê-te PAN-ta TAU-ta yi-NÔS-ke-te HO-ti eng-GYS es-tin e-PI THY-rais
Exegesis
The adverb engys {ἐγγύς | engýs} conveys spatial proximity and estin {ἐστιν | estîn} functions as the copula.
Root and etymology
engizōepsilon–gamma–gamma–iota–zeta–omega
“to draw near”
In context — Matthew 24:33
In the same way, you also, when you see all these things, know that He is near at the doors.
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:33:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 24:33, so the Greek word ἐγγύς (enggys) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.24.33.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.33.W10.S1) and character.