"σχεδόν" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σχεδόν in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /skʰe.dón/, /sçeˈðon/, /sçeˈðon/, /skʰe.dón/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /skʰeˈdon/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /sçeˈðon/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /sçeˈðon/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /sçeˈðon/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: skhedón [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold”) + a suffix -δον (-don). Related to ἔχω (ékhō, “I hold”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*seǵʰ-}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*seǵʰ-|t=to hold}} Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold”), {{af|grc|-δον}} -δον (-don) Head templates: {{grc-adverb}} σχεδόν • (skhedón)
  1. near, nearby
    Sense id: en-σχεδόν-grc-adv-pymreUxM Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -δον, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -δον: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29
  2. nearly, almost
    Sense id: en-σχεδόν-grc-adv-MfBXPw0p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: αὐτοσχεδόν (autoskhedón)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "autoskhedón",
      "word": "αὐτοσχεδόν"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σχεδόν",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: σχεδόν (schedón)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: σχεδόν (schedón)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-δον"
      },
      "expansion": "-δον (-don)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold”) + a suffix -δον (-don). Related to ἔχω (ékhō, “I hold”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "skhedón",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "σχεδόν • (skhedón)",
      "name": "grc-adverb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -δον",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "near, nearby"
      ],
      "id": "en-σχεδόν-grc-adv-pymreUxM",
      "links": [
        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "nearby",
          "nearby"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "nearly, almost"
      ],
      "id": "en-σχεδόν-grc-adv-MfBXPw0p",
      "links": [
        [
          "nearly",
          "nearly"
        ],
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/skʰe.dón/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sçeˈðon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sçeˈðon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/skʰe.dón/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/skʰeˈdon/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sçeˈðon/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sçeˈðon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sçeˈðon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σχεδόν"
}
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    "Ancient Greek adverbs",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seǵʰ-",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -δον",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "autoskhedón",
      "word": "αὐτοσχεδόν"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σχεδόν",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: σχεδόν (schedón)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: σχεδόν (schedón)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*seǵʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*seǵʰ-",
        "t": "to hold"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-δον"
      },
      "expansion": "-δον (-don)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold”) + a suffix -δον (-don). Related to ἔχω (ékhō, “I hold”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "skhedón",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "σχεδόν • (skhedón)",
      "name": "grc-adverb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "near, nearby"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "nearby",
          "nearby"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nearly, almost"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nearly",
          "nearly"
        ],
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/skʰe.dón/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sçeˈðon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sçeˈðon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/skʰe.dón/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/skʰeˈdon/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sçeˈðon/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sçeˈðon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sçeˈðon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σχεδόν"
}

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