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ἐγγίζω , aor.
II. mostly intr., approach, Arist.Mir.845a20; “τινίPlb.18.4.1: c. gen., “τῆς ΑἰτωλίαςId.4.62.5, etc.; “πρὸς τὸν θεόνLXX Ex.19.21; εἰς θάνατον ib.Jb.33.22; ἕως ib.Si.37.30(33); “μέχρι θανάτουEp.Phil.2.30; to be imminent, “ἤγγικεν παρουσία τοῦ ΚυρίουEp.Jac.5.8: also, c. gen., approximate to, Phld.Herc.1457.4.
2. to be next of kin, LXX Le. 21.3.
III. c. inf., to be on the point of doing, “ναοῦ -οντος συμπεσεῖνIG12(1).1270.8 (Syme).
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