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adverb

oligōs

Greekὀλίγως (oligōs)

Strong’sG3641

barely, just

stem oligō-once in the New Testament

Translated as

scarcely

What it means

ὀλίγως, adv.

(< ὀλίγος), [in Aq.: Is 10:7*;]

a little, almost, all but: II Pe 2:18.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3641 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidol-ee'-gos

puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat

Fromof uncertain affinity;

King James+ almost, brief(-ly), few, (a) little, + long, a season, short, small, a while.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

oligōs

2 Peter 2:18“scarcely”huperonkeim gar mataiotau fthengerōtois deleazalō en epithumiai sarxau aselgeiai toin oligōs apofeugarōtoin toin en plana anastrefirōtoin,With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.