σχεδόν
Etym. σχεῖν, aor2 of σχέδιος
I. of Place, "close, near, hard by, nigh", Lat. cominus, Hom., Hes.; σχεδὸν οὔτασε Il.; c. gen., γαίης σχ. Od.; c. dat., νῆσοι σχεδὸν ἀλλήλῃσι Il.
2. with Verbs of motion, σχ. ἐλθεῖν, ἰέναι Hom.
II. metaph. of relationship, Od.
III. of Time, [θάνατος] δή τοι σχ. ἐστιν Il.; σοὶ δὲ γάμος σχ. ἐστι Od.
IV. of Degree, "nearly, all but, almost, just", σχ. ταὐτά Hdt.; σχ. πάντες id=Hdt., etc.
2. with Verbs, esp. of saying or knowing, σχ. ἐπίσταμαι "satis scio", Soph.; σχ. οἶδα Eur.