oligos describes people who are only barely escaping those who live in error.

The sole attested use describes an escape that is only barely underway or achieved: in 2 Peter 2:18, the people being enticed are portrayed as scarcely escaping those who live in error.

1. Barely escaping error · dominant

   In 2 Peter 2:18, the adverb modifies the clause about those being enticed while escaping people who live in error. The APB renders the clause as those who are “scarcely escaping from those who live in error,” confirming a limited or precarious escape.

   2 Peter 2:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 2:18, the APB presents the clause with “scarcely escaping.” This rendering confirms the clause's sense without isolating every lexical contribution.