Nearly
σχεδόνStrong’s G4975schedon
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Schedon is the Greek word usually translated “almost”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “almost”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- almost 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 19:26Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
- Hebrews 9:22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
Greek dictionary
σχεδόν schedon · nearly
σχέδον adv. (ἔχω), [in LXX: 2Ma.5:2, 3Ma.5:14 3Mac 5:45 * ;] 1. of place, near. 2. Of degree, almost, nearly: Act.13:44 19:26, Heb.9:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “nearly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NEARLY, adverb
- At no great distance; not remotely.
- Closely; as two persons nearly related or allied.
- Intimately; pressingly; with a close relation to ones interest or happiness.
- Almost; within a little.
All definitions
- In a parsimonious or niggardly manner.
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.