little

Greek Noun Neuter

little, small, short, lesser little, small, in size quantity, etc. Mt. 13:32; Lk. 12:32; Rev. 3:8; small, little in age, young, not adult, Mk. 15:40; little, short in time, Jn. 7:33; μικρόν, i.e. χρόνον, a little while, a short time, Jn. 13:33; μετὰ μικρόν, after a little while, a little while afterwards, Mt. 26:73; little in number, Lk. 12:32; small, little in dignity, low, humble, Mt. 10:42; 11:11; μικρόν, as an adverb, little, a little, Mt. 26:39

little

Greek Noun Neuter

Included with: μικρός and σμῑκρός, ά, όν, Doric dialect, Ionic dialect μικκός (which see): σμικρός is corroborated by metre in [Refs 8th c.BC+], and might be restored in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; it is probably the only form in [Refs 5th c.BC+] (μικρός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; most frequently in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Attic dialect Inscrr. have σμικρός [Refs]:—small, little, 1) in Size, μ. ἔην δέμας [Refs 8th c.BC+]: as a Comedy texts exaggeration, δικαστηρίδιον μ. πάνυ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, μικροὶ δ᾽ ὁρᾶν [Refs]: as a term of reproach, Κλειγενὴς ὁ μικρός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἐν μικρῷ μεγάλοι short but stoutly built, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2) in Quantity, σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μ. ὄψον, ἀργυρίδιον, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) in Amount or Importance, petty, trivial, slight, σμ. πρόφασις [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἔπος, ἔγκλημα, ῥοπή, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ σμικροῦ λόγου on some slight pretext, [Refs]; ἐν σμικρῷ λόγῳ παρῆκεν as of small account,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδὲ μικρόν, ={οὐδὲ γρῦ}, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of persons, of small account, opposed to μέγας, σμ. ἐν σμικροῖς, μέγας ἐν μεγάλοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βίος ὁ μ, ={μέτριος}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίνος σμικροτάτου μεταβαλόντος, σμικρότατος τὴν δύναμιν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the mind, οὐ σμικρὸν φρονεῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of style, mean, [Φίλιστος] μικρὸς ταῖς ἐκφράσεσιν [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of festivals, of lesser importance, Ἁλίεια τὰ μεγάλα καὶ τὰ μ. [Refs] II) of Time, short, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν μικρῷ (i.e. χρόνῳ) shortly, [LXX+5th c.BC+] II.2) of Age, young, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] III) Adverbial usages, III.1) regular adverb σμικρῶς, but little, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μικρῶς by a little, probably in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: superlative σμικρότατα [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) σμικροῦ or μικροῦ within a little, almost, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; in full, μικροῦ δεῖν, see at {δεῖ} 11, δέω (B) 1; μικροῦ τινος ἀπελείφθη τοῦ μή. [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; but μικροῦ πρίασθαι for a little, cheap, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) σμικρῷ by a little, with comparative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also σμικρῷ πρόσθεν a little before, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III.4) μικρόν a little, σμικρὸν ὑπολείπεσθαι, σμ. τι παρακλίνειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of Time, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.5) with Preps, III.5.a) ἐπὶ σμικρόν but a little, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.5.b) κατὰ μικρόν into small pieces, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, little by little, κατὰ μικρὸν ἀεί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to συλλήβδην, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καὶ κατὰ σμ. or μ. ever so little, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.5.c) παρὰ μικρόν within a little, παρὰ μ. ἐλθεῖν with infinitive, to be within an ace of doing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but τὸ παρὰ μ. σῴζεσθαι to be only just saved, [Refs 6th c.AD+]; gradual, imperceptible change, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐδὲ παρὰ μ. ἦν κρεῖττον with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also παρὰ μ. ποιεῖσθαι, ἡγεῖσθαι, to think little of, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.5.d) μετὰ μικρόν a little after, [NT] IV) besides regular comparative and superlative μικρότερος, -ότατος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; see at {μείων. [ῑ} by nature; ῐ only in late Poetry, epigram cited in [Refs 1st c.AD+] (Perh. cf. Latin mīca, mīcidus, OHG. smāhi, ONorse smár 'little'.)

Greek

Adjective

a small space of time or degree; a (little) (while); masculine or neuter singular of g3398 (μικρός) (as noun)