Bible Dictionary: Well-nigh

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(adv.) Almost; nearly.

Strong's Hebrew

369. ayin -- nothing, nought
... father-)less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any,
thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. ...
/hebrew/369.htm - 7k

Library

He Essays to Speak of the Well-Nigh Divine Endowments of Origen in ...
... Argument II."He Essays to Speak of the Well-Nigh Divine Endowments of Origen in
His Presence, into Whose Hands He Avows Himself to Have Been Led in a Way ...
/.../argument ii he essays to speak.htm

Second Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
... assault would be easily repulsed, but as soon as he opens his ears so far as to
dwell upon and dally with temptation, he is already well nigh conquered, and ...
/.../xxiii second sermon for the.htm

The Mystery of Iniquity
... occasion from them to consider that important question, " In what manner the mystery
of iniquity hath wrought among us till it hath well-nigh covered the ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 61 the mystery of.htm

Preface
... the great writer's own deeply felt religious faith; possibly, also, by the fact
that he was writing at a period when our sacred song was wellnigh confined to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/preface.htm

Unimpeachable Justice
... The verdict of the jury was the verdict of the whole of England; we were unanimous
as to the high probability, the well-nigh absolute certainty of his guilt ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/unimpeachable justice.htm

Return to Benares.
... The congregation was well-nigh entirely composed of people of colour, varying
from the brown of the mixed race to the jet black of the . ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter xv return to benares.htm

To Olympias. Why do You Lament? Why do You Belabour Yourself...
... attendants, the difficulty of getting supplies, the want of a physician, the wasting
effects of toil, and heat and sleeplessness; thus I was well nigh a dead ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/chrysostom/on the priesthood/to olympias why do you.htm

Foretastes of the Heavenly Life
... enjoy security even on earth; not that high and glorious security which renders
us free from every slip and trip, but nevertheless a security well nigh as great ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 45 1899/foretastes of the heavenly life.htm

My Second Year in Benares.
... The night is rendered hideous, and sleep well-nigh impossible, by the drumming,
fifing, and shouting of the revellers, kept up till break of day. ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter ix my second year.htm

Would Indeed that Some Profit Might Come to Myself from this ...
... have while alive here; for if any one would make up his mind to measure exactly
the difference between the two courses, he would find it well-nigh as great as ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/chapter iii would indeed that.htm

Thesaurus

Well-nigh (5 Occurrences)
Well-nigh. Well-mixed, Well-nigh. Well-nourished . Noah Webster's Dictionary
(adv.) Almost; nearly. Multi-Version Concordance Well-nigh (5 Occurrences). ...
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Sacrifice (300 Occurrences)
... The bloody sacrifice, where the idea of propitiation is prominent, is well-nigh
universal in the ethnic religions, being found among even the most enlightened ...
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Near (3455 Occurrences)
... 1. (adv.) At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
2. (adv.) Nearly; almost; well-nigh. 3. (adv.) Closely; intimately. ...
/n/near.htm - 9k

Jordan (188 Occurrences)
... Ruins are numerous enough. Every mile or two is an old site of town or village,
now wellnigh hid beneath a dense jungle of thorns and thistles. ...
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Well-nourished (1 Occurrence)
Well-nourished. Well-nigh, Well-nourished. Well-nurtured . Multi-Version
Concordance ... (See NIV). Well-nigh, Well-nourished. Well-nurtured . Reference
/w/well-nourished.htm - 6k

Well-mixed (2 Occurrences)
Well-mixed. Well-loved, Well-mixed. Well-nigh . Multi-Version Concordance
Well-mixed (2 Occurrences). ... Well-loved, Well-mixed. Well-nigh . Reference Bible
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Imperfection (2 Occurrences)
... Revelation 3:2 Rouse yourself and keep awake, and strengthen those things which
remain but have well-nigh perished; for I have found no doings of yours free ...
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Flesh (468 Occurrences)
... the violence of grief in mourning for their dead (see BURIAL; MOURNING), was a widely
prevalent custom among ancient peoples, and is well-nigh universal among ...
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Thessalonians (6 Occurrences)
... The letter is especially important as a witness to the content of the earliest Gospel,
on account of its date and its well-nigh unchallenged authenticity. ...
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Rouse (25 Occurrences)
... Revelation 3:2 Rouse yourself and keep awake, and strengthen those things which
remain but have well-nigh perished; for I have found no doings of yours free ...
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Bible Concordance

Well-nigh (5 Occurrences)

Luke 9:39 At times a spirit seizes him and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him, and makes him foam at the mouth, and does not leave him till it has well-nigh covered him with bruises.
(WEY)

Luke 9:51 And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
(ASV)

Acts 7:23 But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
(ASV)

Revelation 3:2 Rouse yourself and keep awake, and strengthen those things which remain but have well-nigh perished; for I have found no doings of yours free from imperfection in the sight of My God.
(WEY)

Proverbs 5:14 I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.
(ASV)

Subtopics

Well-nigh

Related Terms

Sacrifice (300 Occurrences)

Near (3455 Occurrences)

Jordan (188 Occurrences)

Well-nourished (1 Occurrence)

Well-mixed (2 Occurrences)

Imperfection (2 Occurrences)

Flesh (468 Occurrences)

Thessalonians (6 Occurrences)