Nigh

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

A-1engusAdverbG1451

"nigh" or "near," is translated in both ways in Mat 1:24-33, Mar 1:13-29, 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-2paraplesionAdverbG3897

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

B-1engizoVerbG1448

see APPROACH.

C-1paraPrepositionG3844

"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.