Scarcely
ὀλίγωςStrong’s G6067oligōs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Oligōs is the Greek word usually translated “scarcely”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.”
Meaning
Usually translated “scarcely”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- scarcely 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ὀλίγως oligōs · scarcely
scarcely, barely Some manuscripts list ὀλίγος (G3641) in place of G6067 at 2Pe.2.18
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “scarcely” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SCARCELY, adverb
- Hardly; scantly.
- Hardly; with difficulty.
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.