Forms of the word

Dictionary
παραπλήσιος
Greek transliteration
paraplēsios
Simplified transliteration
paraplesios

Numbers

Strong's number
3897
GK Number
4180

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(1)
Gloss
(adv.) almost, nearly
Definition
pr. near alongside; met. like, similar; neut. παραπλήσιον, adverbially, near to, nearly, with a near approach to, Phil. 2:27*

Greek-English Concordance for παραπλήσιος

Philippians 2:27 Indeed he was ill; he almost (paraplēsion | παραπλήσιον | adverb) died. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me as well, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.

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