Almost
παραπλήσιονStrong’s G3897paraplēsion
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Paraplēsion is the Greek word usually translated “nearly”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.”
Meaning
Usually translated “nearly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- nearly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Philippians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
παραπλήσιον paraplēsion · almost
παρα-πλήσιος, -α, -ον (Hdt., Plat., al.; also -ος, -ον, Thuc., Polyb.), coming near, nearly resembling. Neut. -ον, adverbially, = ίως, in a way nearly resembling: with dative, Php.2:27.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “almost” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ALMO'ST, adverb
[all and most.]
Nearly; well nigh; for the greatest part.
- “Almost thou persuadest me to be a christian” Acts 26:28
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.