Quick Definition
σχεδόν Adv nearly, almost
Strong's Definition
nigh, i.e. nearly
Derivation: neuter of a presumed derivative of the alternate of G2192 (ἔχω) as adverb;
KJV Usage: almost
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
advb. | ἔχω
78.40 · Degree · About, Approximately, Almost, Hardly [Approximate Degree]
almost, nearly, about a degree which falls just short of some point on a scale of extent The equivalent of this expression in ACT 13:44 in some languages is ‘all the people in the town came, but some did not’ or ‘only a few of the people in town didn’t come.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σχεδόν, (ἔχω, σχεῖν), adv., fr. Hom. down; 1. near, hard by. 2. fr. Soph. down [of degree, i.e.] well-nigh, nearly, almost; so in the N. T. three times before ras: Acts xili. 44; xix. 26; Heb. ix. 22 [but see W. 554 (515) n.; (R. V. I may almost say)]; (2 Mace. v. 2; 3 Mace. v. 14).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
σχεδόν schedon 3x
pr. near, of place; hence, nearly, almost, Acts 13:44; 19:26; Heb. 9:22*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** σχέδον
adv.
(< ἔχω), [in LXX: II Mac 5:2, III Mac 5:14, 45 * ;]
of place, near.
Of degree, almost, nearly: Ac 13:44 19:26, He 9:22.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
σχεδόν (artabae of mustard) under the seal of you both.’’ See also Ey. Petr. ὃ ἐπέχρισαν ἑπτὰ σφραγῖδας (as in Rev 51). For the use of σφραγίς to denote a ‘‘ plot” of land, see the elaborate survey of Crown land in P Oxy VI. 9188 (ii/A.D.) with the editors’ introduction, and cf. P Lond 163% (A.p. 88) (ΞΞ 11. p. 183) ἐν μιᾷ σφραγῖδι, “in one parcel (or lot),’’ a recurrent formula, and P Iand 275 (A.D. Too-101) with the editor’s note. For the later use of σφραγίς with reference to ‘* baptism,” see the reff. in Sophocles Lex. s.v., and cf. Lightfoot Afos?. Fathers 1. ii. p. 226.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
σχεδόν (schedon) — nearly. σχεδ-όν, adverb, (ἔχω, σχεῖν):
I. of Place, near, hard by, Epic dialect and Lyric poetry, δυσμενέες δ᾽ ἄνδρες σ. εἵαται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σ. οὔτασε at close quarters, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so στάθεν τύμβῳ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀμφ᾽ ἀνδριάντι σ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]
I.2. with Verbs of motion, σ. ἐλθεῖν τινι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τινος [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II. metaphorically ofrelationship, καὶ πηῷ περ ἐόντι μάλα σ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.2. similar to, with dative, σ. τούτοις.. αἱ παραλλαγαὶ.. εἰσίν [Refs 4th c.AD+]
III. of Time, [θάνατος] δή τοις. εἶσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σοὶ.. φημὶ σ. ἔμμεναι, ὁππότε.. [the time] is near, when.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]
IV. after [Refs 8th c.BC+], about, approximately, more or less, roughly speaking, σ. κατὰ ταὐτά [NT+5th c.BC+]; πάντα σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. τι πρόσθεν ἢ.. not long before, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σὺν τοῖς θεοῖς σ. ἔσται ὁ διάλογος (audit) ἕως τῆς λ τοῦ Παχών [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; σ... τὸν αὐτὸν.. καιρόν [Refs 1st c.BC+]; also σ. ἴσως [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. εἰπεῖν one might almost say, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.2. with Verbs (frequently in perfect), especially of saying or knowing, σ. εἴρηχ᾽ ἂ νομίζω συμφέρειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; διώρισται σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently used to soften a positive assertion with a sense of modesty, sometimes of irony, σ. γὰρ.. συνίημι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. τι τὴν σὴν οὐ καταισχύνω φύσιν I dare say I do not.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. τι μώρῳ μωρίαν ὀφλισκάνω I dare say it is a fool who thinks me foolish, [Refs]; σ. δέ τι καὶ τὸ ξύμπαν generally speaking in every respect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. οὐδ᾽ ὁπωστιοῦν σοι πείσεται probably not at all, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. γὰρ ἔχω ὃ εἰπὼν ἀναγκάσω σε I think I have an argument, [Refs]
IV.3. used in affirmative answers, I suppose so, I dare say, [Refs]
V. perhaps, ὑποδραμὼν σ. φασεῖ (φάσει codices) [Refs 5th c.AD+]
VI. ={σχέδην}, ἠκολούθει σ. [Refs 1st c.AD+] (unless = followed at no long distance).