schedōs

Strong’sG4975

nearly, almost

stem sched-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 booksnever changes form

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

** σχέδον

adv.

(< ἔχω), [in LXX: II Mac 5:2, III Mac 5:14, 45 *;]

1. of place, near.

2. Of degree, almost, nearly: Ac 13:44 19:26, He 9:22.†

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

Strong’s G4975 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidskhed-on'

nigh, i.e. nearly

Fromneuter of a presumed derivative of the alternate of G2192 as adverb;

King Jamesalmost.

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

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in

σχεδ-όν,
adverb, (ἔχω, σχεῖν):
I of Place, near, hard by, Epic dialect and Lyric poetry, δυσμενέες δ᾽ ἄνδρες σ. εἵαται Refs 8th c.BC+; σ. οὔτασε at close quarters, Refs 8th c.BC+; so στάθεν τύμβῳ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀμφ᾽ ἀνδριάντι σ. Refs 8th c.BC+
I.2 with Verbs of motion, σ. ἐλθεῖν τινι Refs 8th c.BC+; τινος Refs 8th c.BC+
II metaphorically ofrelationship, καὶ πηῷ περ ἐόντι μάλα σ. Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 similar to, with dative, σ. τούτοις.. αἱ παραλλαγαὶ.. εἰσίν Refs 4th c.AD+
III of Time, [θάνατος] δή τοις. εἶσι Refs 8th c.BC+; σοὶ.. φημὶ σ. ἔμμεναι, ὁππότε.. [the time] is near, when.., Refs 8th c.BC+
IV after Refs 8th c.BC+, about, approximately, more or less, roughly speaking, σ. κατὰ ταὐτά NT+5th c.BC+; πάντα σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τι πρόσθεν ἢ.. not long before, Refs 5th c.BC+; σὺν τοῖς θεοῖς σ. ἔσται ὁ διάλογος (audit) ἕως τῆς λ τοῦ Παχών Refs 2nd c.BC+; σ... τὸν αὐτὸν.. καιρόν Refs 1st c.BC+; also σ. ἴσως Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. εἰπεῖν one might almost say, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.2 with Verbs (frequently in perfect), especially of saying or knowing, σ. εἴρηχ᾽ ἂ νομίζω συμφέρειν Refs 4th c.BC+; διώρισται σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; frequently used to soften a positive assertion with a sense of modesty, sometimes of irony, σ. γὰρ.. συνίημι Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τι τὴν σὴν οὐ καταισχύνω φύσιν I dare say I do not.., Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τι μώρῳ μωρίαν ὀφλισκάνω I dare say it is a fool who thinks me foolish, Refs; σ. δέ τι καὶ τὸ ξύμπαν generally speaking in every respect, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. οὐδ᾽ ὁπωστιοῦν σοι πείσεται probably not at all, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. γὰρ ἔχω ὃ εἰπὼν ἀναγκάσω σε I think I have an argument, Refs
IV.3 used in affirmative answers, I suppose so, I dare say, Refs
V perhaps, ὑποδραμὼν σ. φασεῖ (φάσει codices) Refs 5th c.AD+
VI ={σχέδην}, ἠκολούθει σ. Refs 1st c.AD+ (unless = followed at no long distance).

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

almost3×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Where it appears

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

schedōs3×

Acts 13:44“almost”Te de erchorōnte sabbate schedōs pantas tas polas sunagita akouara ton …On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of …

Acts 19:26“almost”… akouavō hoti ouk monem Efesau alla schedōs pantau tau Asiau tos Paulos houtos …… see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

Hebrews 9:22“almost”kai schedōs en haime panteim katharizotō kata ton …According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without …