adverb
schedōs
Greekσχεδόν (schedon)
Strong’sG4975
nearly, almost
stem sched-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
** σχέδον
adv.(< ἔχω), [in LXX: II Mac 5:2, III Mac 5:14, 45 *;]
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.
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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
schedōs3×
Acts 13:44“almost”Te de ercherōte sabbate schedōs pantas tas politas sunagita akouara ton logon tou kuriou.On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
Acts 19:26“almost”kai theōravō kai akouavō hoti ouk monem Efesau alla schedōs pantau tau Asiau tos Paulos houtos peitharatos methistanata hikanon ochlon, legarōtos hoti ouk alō theois tois dia cheiraiu ginerōtois.And you can 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 katharizitō kata ton nomon, kai chōris haimatekchusiau ouk ginetō afesias.According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.