Strong G3897παραπλήσιον
almost
- Transliteration
- paraplēsion
- Pronunciation
- par-ap-lay'-see-on
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
παρα-πλήσιος, -α, -ον (Hdt., Plat., al.; also -ος, -ον, Thuc., Polyb.), coming near, nearly resembling. Neut. -ον, adverbially,
= ίως, in a way nearly resembling: with dative, Php.2:27.†
(AS)
= ίως, in a way nearly resembling: with dative, Php.2:27.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3897 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- nigh1
First verses
- Philippians 2:27For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
παραπλήσιος, α, ον
[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.202, 4.128, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 7.78, etc.)]; also ος, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.84, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.37.8)]:— coming alongside of: hence, coming near, nearly resembling; of numbers, nearly equal, about as many; of size, about as large; of age, about equal; etc.:
1 absolutely, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.128, etc.)]; τοιαῦτα καὶ π. such and such-like, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.22)]; τὰς πράξεις ὁμοίας καὶ π. ἀποβαίνειν Isoc. [prev. cited]; ταὐτόν ἐστι σοφιστὴς καὶ ῥήτωρ, ἢ ἐγγύς τι καὶ παραπλήσιον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 520a; ναυσὶ παραπλησίαις τὸν ἀριθμόν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.70; ἱππεῖς π. τὸ πλῆθος 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.3.15; ἀγωνίζεσθαι πρὸς π. ἱππέας [prev. author] “Eq.Mag.” 8.17.)]
2 frequently with dative, ἐν τῇ ναυμαχίῃ παραπλήσιοι ἀλλήλοισι ἐγίνοντο were about equal, of a drawn battle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.16; νῆσοι Λέσβῳ μεγάθεα παραπλήσιαι [prev. author] 1.202; ἐσθὴς τῇ Κορινθίῃ παραπλησιωτάτη [prev. author] 5.87; π. τούτῳ καὶ ὅμοιον 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.196)]; ὅμοι᾽ ἢ π. τούτοις [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work]307: with _dative_ of the person for _dative_ of that which belongs to the person, ἔπαθε παραπλήσια τούτῳ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.78, compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.14.2, etc.: rarely with _genitive_, [prev. author] 1.23.6)]; ἦχος συριγμοῦ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD: Philumenus Medicus “de Venenatis Animalibus” 21.1 (in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 217b the _genitive_ ὧν is due to the attraction).)]
3 followed by a relative, τρόπῳ παραπλησίῳ, τῷ καὶ Μασσαγέται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.172; by καί, Λυδοὶ νόμοισι π. χρέωνται καὶ Ἕλληνες [prev. author] 1.94, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.112, 7.71)]; also π. πάσχουσιν ὥσπερ ἂν εἰ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.27: _neuter_ παραπλήσια as)] adverb, π. ὡς εἰ.., perinde ac si.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.99: _sing._, παραπλήσιον καὶ οὐ πολλῷ πλέον)] about the same distance and not much more, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.19)]; τὸ π. [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 19.43: more frequently regular)] adverb -ίως[Refs 5th c.BC+ (, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 37a, +others)]; ἆρά γ᾽ ὁμοίως ἢ π.; [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.27)]; ἀγωνισάμενος π. having fought with nearly equal advantage, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.77; π. τοῖς εἰρημένοις πράττοντας 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.51, etc.)]; π. καὶ.., Latin perinde ac.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.119)]; π. ἔχει καθάπερ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 321a)]: comparative παραπλησιαίτερον [Refs ([prev. author] “Plt.” 275c.)]
[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.202, 4.128, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 7.78, etc.)]; also ος, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.84, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.37.8)]:— coming alongside of: hence, coming near, nearly resembling; of numbers, nearly equal, about as many; of size, about as large; of age, about equal; etc.:
1 absolutely, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.128, etc.)]; τοιαῦτα καὶ π. such and such-like, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.22)]; τὰς πράξεις ὁμοίας καὶ π. ἀποβαίνειν Isoc. [prev. cited]; ταὐτόν ἐστι σοφιστὴς καὶ ῥήτωρ, ἢ ἐγγύς τι καὶ παραπλήσιον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 520a; ναυσὶ παραπλησίαις τὸν ἀριθμόν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.70; ἱππεῖς π. τὸ πλῆθος 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.3.15; ἀγωνίζεσθαι πρὸς π. ἱππέας [prev. author] “Eq.Mag.” 8.17.)]
2 frequently with dative, ἐν τῇ ναυμαχίῃ παραπλήσιοι ἀλλήλοισι ἐγίνοντο were about equal, of a drawn battle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.16; νῆσοι Λέσβῳ μεγάθεα παραπλήσιαι [prev. author] 1.202; ἐσθὴς τῇ Κορινθίῃ παραπλησιωτάτη [prev. author] 5.87; π. τούτῳ καὶ ὅμοιον 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.196)]; ὅμοι᾽ ἢ π. τούτοις [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work]307: with _dative_ of the person for _dative_ of that which belongs to the person, ἔπαθε παραπλήσια τούτῳ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.78, compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.14.2, etc.: rarely with _genitive_, [prev. author] 1.23.6)]; ἦχος συριγμοῦ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD: Philumenus Medicus “de Venenatis Animalibus” 21.1 (in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 217b the _genitive_ ὧν is due to the attraction).)]
3 followed by a relative, τρόπῳ παραπλησίῳ, τῷ καὶ Μασσαγέται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.172; by καί, Λυδοὶ νόμοισι π. χρέωνται καὶ Ἕλληνες [prev. author] 1.94, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.112, 7.71)]; also π. πάσχουσιν ὥσπερ ἂν εἰ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.27: _neuter_ παραπλήσια as)] adverb, π. ὡς εἰ.., perinde ac si.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.99: _sing._, παραπλήσιον καὶ οὐ πολλῷ πλέον)] about the same distance and not much more, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.19)]; τὸ π. [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 19.43: more frequently regular)] adverb -ίως[Refs 5th c.BC+ (, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 37a, +others)]; ἆρά γ᾽ ὁμοίως ἢ π.; [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.27)]; ἀγωνισάμενος π. having fought with nearly equal advantage, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.77; π. τοῖς εἰρημένοις πράττοντας 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.51, etc.)]; π. καὶ.., Latin perinde ac.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.119)]; π. ἔχει καθάπερ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 321a)]: comparative παραπλησιαίτερον [Refs ([prev. author] “Plt.” 275c.)]