Strong's Lexicon
G3897 — παραπλήσιον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3897 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παραπλήσιον |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | neuter of a compound of G3844 and the base of G4139 (as adverb) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | paraplesion |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | par-ap-lay'-see-on |
| Meaning: | 1. close by 2. (figuratively) almost |
| KJV Renderings: | nigh unto |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παραπλήσιον (neuter of the adjective παραπλήσιος), adverb, near to, almost to: ἠσθένησεν παραπλήσιον θανάτῳ (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 54, 6), Php 2:27. (Thucydides 7, 19; in like manner, Polybius)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
παραπλήσιον (nigh unto)
Philippians 2:27
- KJV: For 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
- GK: και γαρ ησθένησε παραπλήσιον θανάτω αλλ΄ ο θεός αυτόν ηλέησεν ουκ αυτόν δε μόνον αλλά και εμέ ίνα μη λύπην επί λύπην σχώ
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