ἐγγιζόντων

engízō

approaching

To come near, move toward, or approach a person, place, or event in spatial, temporal, or metaphorical senses. The core meaning is physical or figurative proximity—i.e., making oneself or something else near. The verb can indicate literal approach (moving closer), metaphorical nearness (as in time drawing close), or impending events.

G1448

Acts 10:9 · Word #9

Lexicon G1448

Lemmaἐγγίζω
Transliterationengízō
Strong'sG1448
DefinitionTo come near, move toward, or approach a person, place, or event in spatial, temporal, or metaphorical senses. The core meaning is physical or figurative proximity—i.e., making oneself or something else near. The verb can indicate literal approach (moving closer), metaphorical nearness (as in time drawing close), or impending events.

Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP GEN M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraseapproaching
Literaldrawing-near

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐγγίζω
Strong'sG1448

SIBI-P1 Translation G1448-15

of those drawing near

Morphological NotesVerb; present active participle; genitive masculine plural (Gr,V,PPA,GMP); denotes ongoing action by male or mixed subjects in genitive relation.
Rendering RationaleThe present active participle conveys ongoing action, and the genitive masculine plural form is reflected by "of those." "Drawing near" preserves the root sense of becoming or moving into proximity.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

of those drawing near

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 rendering is contextually and grammatically correct for this participle modifying the travelers.
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