"near, nigh," is used (a) of place, e.g., Luke 19:11 , "nigh;" John 3:23; 11:54 , "near;" John 6:19,23 , "nigh;" metaphorically in Romans 10:8; Ephesians 2:13,17 , "nigh;" (b) of time, e.g., Matthew 24:32,33 , "nigh;" so Luke 21:30,31; as a preposition, Hebrews 6:8 , "nigh unto (a curse)," and Hebrews 8:13 , "nigh unto (vanishing away)." See HAND (at), NIGH , READY.
the comparative degree of No. 1, and the neuter of the adjective enguteros, used adverbially, occurs in Romans 13:11 .
"near, close by, neighboring" (the neuter of the adjective plesios, used as an adverb), occurs in John 4:5 . See NEIGHBOR.
"necessary," is used, in a secondary sense, of persons connected by bonds of nature or friendship, with the meaning "intimate," in Acts 10:24 , "(his) near (friends);" it is found in this sense in the papyri. See NECESSARY , NEEDFUL.
transitively, "to bring near" (not in NT; in the Sept., e.g., Genesis 48:10; Isaiah 5:8 ); intransitively, "to draw near," e.g., Matthew 21:34; Luke 18:40; 19:41 , RV, "draw nigh;" see APPROACH , A.
"to come to, go to," is translated "drew near" in Acts 7:31; Hebrews 10:22 . See COME , No. 10.
is used (a) transitively, "to bring," Acts 16:20; 1 Peter 3:18; (b) intransitively, "to draw near," in the latter sense in Acts 27:27 .