UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: barely, just, scarcely, with difficulty, hardly

Semantic entry: 78.41

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: About, Approximately, Almost, Hardly [Approximate Degree]

Definition: a degree which almost equals some point on a scale of extent, but not quite

Notes: In a number of languages it may be difficult to render the degree ‘which falls just short of the precise extent.’ For example, in the case of RV PE2 2:18 · LV PE2 2:18 · Read together PE2 2:18 an equivalent of τοὺς ὀλίγως ἀποφεύγοντας (GNT4) may be ‘those who were just starting to escape.’