- Transliteration: Eggus

- Phonetic: eng-goos'

- Definition:

1. near, of place and position

a. near

b. those who are near access to God

1. Jews, as opposed to those who are alien from God and his blessings

2. The Rabbis used the term "to make nigh" as equivalent to "to make a proselyte"

2. of time

a. of times imminent and soon to come pass

- Origin: "from a primary verb agcho (to squeeze or throttle; akin to the base of G43" class="dictionary-topic-link">G43)"

- TDNT entry: 07:30,2

- Part(s) of speech: Adverb

- Strong's: From a primary verb ἄγχω agchō (to squeeze or throttle; akin to the base of G43" class="dictionary-topic-link">G43); near (literally or figuratively of place or time): - from at hand near nigh (at hand unto) ready.