King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3897
Transliteration: paraplēsion
Phonetic Spelling: (par-ap-lay'-see-on)
Part of Speech: Adverb
Short Definition: coming near, nearly resembling
Meaning: coming near, nearly resembling
παραπλήσιον (neuter of the adjective παραπλήσιος), adverb, near to, almost to: ἠσθένησεν παραπλήσιον θανάτῳ (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 54, 6), Philippians 2:27. (Thucydides 7, 19; in like manner, Polybius)
Word Summary
paraplēsion: coming near, nearly resembling
Original Word: παραπλήσιονTransliteration: paraplēsion
Phonetic Spelling: (par-ap-lay'-see-on)
Part of Speech: Adverb
Short Definition: coming near, nearly resembling
Meaning: coming near, nearly resembling
Strong's Concordance
nigh unto. Neuter of a compound of para and the base of plesion (as adverb); close by, i.e. (figuratively) almost -- nigh unto.
see GREEK para
see GREEK plesion
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3897: παραπλήσιονπαραπλήσιον (neuter of the adjective παραπλήσιος), adverb, near to, almost to: ἠσθένησεν παραπλήσιον θανάτῳ (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 54, 6), Philippians 2:27. (Thucydides 7, 19; in like manner, Polybius)