Lexical 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) |