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παραπλήσιος

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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.