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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
A-1 Adverb Strong's Number: g1451 Greek: engus

Nigh:

"nigh" or "near," is translated in both ways in Mat 24:32, 33; Mar 13:28, 29, AV (RV, "nigh" in both); in Act 1:12, with echon, present participle neuter of echo, "to have," RV, "nigh unto... off" (AV, "from").
See NEAR, No. 1.

A-2 Adverb Strong's Number: g3897 Greek: paraplesion

Nigh:

the neuter of the adjective paraplesios, para, "beside," plesios, "near, nearly resembling," is translated "nigh unto," with reference to death, in Phl 2:27.

B-1 Verb Strong's Number: g1448 Greek: engizo

Nigh:

See APPROACH.

C-1 Preposition Strong's Number: g3844 Greek: para

Nigh:

"beside, alongside of," is translated "night unto" in Mat 15:29; in Mar 5:21, RV, "by" (AV, "nigh unto").

Note: In Mar 5:11, AV, pros, "towards, on the side of," is translated "night unto (the mountain)," RV, "on (the mountain) side;" the swine were not simply "near" the mountain.

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