What does βασιλεία · θεός · ἐγγίζω mean in the Bible?
βασιλεία · θεός · ἐγγίζω is a Greek phrase meaning "the kingdom of God has drawn near to you".
Greek · G932, G2316, G1448
ἤγγικεν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ
Kingdom · God · to come near
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βασιλεία G932 kingdom
Pronunciation basileía
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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ἐγγίζω G1448 to come near
Pronunciation engízō
Arrival of God's kingdom or end times; emphasizes temporal/eschatological proximity rather than mere spatial closeness.
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What does ἤγγικεν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ (ēngiken eph' hymas hē basileia tou theou) mean in the Bible?
βασιλεία · θεός · ἐγγίζω is a Greek phrase meaning "the kingdom of God has drawn near to you".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G932, G2316, G1448?
G932, G2316, G1448 is connected to 162 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the kingdom of God has drawn near to you
Source Gloss
the kingdom of God has drawn near to you
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 162 Case pattern Accusative (63) Number pattern Singular (159)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:2 · Matt 4:17 · Matt 5:3 · Matt 5:10 · Matt 6:10 · Matt 10:7 · Matt 11:12 · Matt 12:25 · Matt 12:26 · Matt 12:28 · Matt 13:24 · Matt 13:31 · Matt 13:33 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 13:45 · Matt 13:47 55×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:23 · Matt 8:12 · Matt 9:35 · Matt 13:11 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 13:38 · Matt 13:41 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 24:14 · Mark 4:11 · Mark 6:23 · Mark 12:34 · Luke 1:33 · Luke 8:10 · Luke 9:11 · Luke 18:29 22×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:19 · Matt 8:11 · Matt 11:11 · Matt 13:43 · Matt 13:52 · Matt 16:28 · Matt 18:1 · Matt 18:4 · Matt 20:21 · Matt 26:29 · Mark 14:25 · Luke 7:28 · Luke 9:62 · Luke 13:28 · Luke 13:29 · Luke 14:15 22×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:20 · Matt 6:33 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 18:3 · Matt 19:12 · Matt 19:23 · Matt 19:24 · Matt 21:31 · Matt 23:13 · Matt 24:7 · Matt 25:34 · Mark 4:30 · Mark 9:1 · Mark 9:47 · Mark 10:15 · Mark 10:23 60×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 4:8 · Luke 4:5 · Heb 11:33 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 41 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 14 aorist 14 present 10 imperfect 2 future 1
Voice
active 41
Mood
indicative 30 participle 7 infinitive 3 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:2 ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 4:17 ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 10:7 Ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 21:1 ἤγγισαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:34 ἤγγισεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:45 ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 26:46 ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Mark 1:15 ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Mark 11:1 ἐγγίζουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 14:42 ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Luke 7:12 ἤγγισεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 10:11 ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Luke 10:9 Ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Luke 12:33 ἐγγίζει present active indicative ongoing Luke 15:25 ἤγγισεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 18:35 ἐγγίζειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 18:40 ἐγγίσαντος aorist active participle participle Luke 19:29 ἤγγισεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 19:37 ἐγγίζοντος present active participle participle Luke 19:41 ἤγγισεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 21:20 ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Luke 21:28 ἐγγίζει present active indicative ongoing Luke 21:8 ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Luke 22:1 Ἤγγιζεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 22:47 ἤγγισεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 24:15 ἐγγίσας aorist active participle participle Luke 24:28 ἤγγισαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 7:17 ἤγγιζεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 9:3 ἐγγίζειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 10:9 ἐγγιζόντων present active participle participle Acts 21:33 ἐγγίσας aorist active participle participle Acts 22:6 ἐγγίζοντι present active participle participle Acts 23:15 ἐγγίσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Romans 13:12 ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant Philippians 2:30 ἤγγισεν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 7:19 ἐγγίζομεν present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 10:25 ἐγγίζουσαν present active participle participle James 4:8 ἐγγίσατε aorist active imperative imperative James 4:8 ἐγγιεῖ future active indicative prospective James 5:8 ἤγγικεν perfect active indicative resultant
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἤγγικεν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain