Quick Definition
nearly, almost
Strong's Definition
nigh, i.e. nearly
Derivation: neuter of a presumed derivative of the alternate of G2192 (ἔχω) as adverb;
KJV Usage: almost
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σχεδόν (ἔχω (σχεῖν), adverb, from Homer down;
1. near, hard by.
2. from Sophocles down (of degree, i. e.) well-nigh, nearly, almost; so in the N. T. three times before πᾶς: Act_13:44; Act_19:26; Heb_9:22 (but see Winers Grammar, 554 (515) n.; (R. V. I may almost say)); (2Ma_5:2; 3Ma_5:14).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
σχεδόν schedon 3x
pr. near, of place; hence, nearly, almost, Act_13:44 ; Act_19:26 ; Heb_9:22
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** σχέδον , adv.
( < ἔχω ),
[in LXX : 2Ma_5:2 , 3Ma_5:14 ; 3Ma_5:45 * ;]
1. of place, near .
2. Of degree, almost, nearly: Act_13:44 ; Act_19:26 , Heb_9:22 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
σχεδόν [page 618]
almost, nearly : cf. P Tebt I. 58 .58 (B.C. III) (= Witkowski .2 , p. 106) σὺν τοῖς θεοῖς σχεδὸν ἔσται ὁ διάλογος ἕως τῆς λ̄ τοῦ Παχών by the grace of the gods the audit will take place about Pachon 30, P Ryl II. 81 .7 ( c . A.D. 104) σχεδὸν πᾶσαι ( sc . θύραι ) ἀφ᾽ ὑδάτους εἰσί , P Giss I. 41 ii. 5 (beg. Hadrian s reign) (= Chrest . I. p. 30 ) σ̣χεδὸν πά [ν ]τ̣[α ὅσα ] ἔχ [ω ἔν τε ταῖ ]ς κώμ̣αις , P Oxy VII. 1033 .11 (A.D. 392) πολλάκεις σχεδὸν εἰπε <ῖ >ν εἰς ψυχὴν ἐκεινδυνεύσαμεν , we often run the risk almost of our lives (Ed.), and from the inscrr. Priene 105 .13 ( c . B.C. 9) σχεδόν τ̣[ε ] συ [μβαίνει .
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
σχεδόν [Etym: σχεῖν, aor2 of σχέδιος] of Place, "close, near, hard by, nigh", Lat. cominus, Hom. , Hes. ; σχεδὸν οὔτασε Il. ; c. gen., γαίης σχ. Od. ; c. dat., νῆσοι σχεδὸν ἀλλήλῃσι Il. with Verbs of motion, σχ. ἐλθεῖν, ἰέναι Hom. metaph. of relationship, Od. of Time, [θάνατος] δή τοι σχ. ἐστιν Il. ; σοὶ δὲ γάμος σχ. ἐστι Od. of Degree, "nearly, all but, almost, just", σχ. ταὐτά Hdt. ; σχ. πάντες id=Hdt. , etc. with Verbs, esp. of saying or knowing, σχ. ἐπίσταμαι "satis scio", Soph. ; σχ. οἶδα Eur.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
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.†
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