little/few

Greek Adjective

ὀλίγος, -η, -ον (on οὐχ ὁλ, see infr.), [in LXX chiefly for מָעַט;] of number, quantity, size, few, little, small, slight: Mat.9:37 15:34, Mrk.6:5 8:7, Luk.10:2 12:48 (sc. πληγάς, opposite to πολλάς), 1Ti.5:23, Heb.12:10, Rev.3:4 12:12; οὐκ ὀ. (in the best uncials written οὐκ ὁ; see WH, App., 143; M, Pr., 44; Thackeray, Gr., 126 f.), Act.12:18 14:28 15:2 (with genitive part.) Act.17:4, 12 19:23-24 27:20; pl, absol, Mat.7:14 20:16 (WH, txt, RV, om.) Mat.22:14, Luk.13:23, 1Pe.3:20. Neut. sing (τὸ) ὀ: Luk.7:47, 2Co.8:15; πρὸς ὀλίγον, 1Ti.4:8, Jas.4:14; ἐν ὀ, Act.26:28-29 (with little effort; see Page, in l); id, in brief, Eph.3:3; adverbially, ὀλίγον, of time, Mrk.6:31, 1Pe.1:6 5:10, Rev.17:10; of space, Mrk.1:19, Luk.5:3; pl, ὀλίγα, Luk.10:42, Rev.2:14; ἐπ᾽ ὀλίγα, Mat.25:21, 23; δι᾽ ὀλίγων, in few words, briefly, 1Pe.5:12 (cf. Plat, Legg, vi, 778 e). **ὀλίγως, adv. (ὀλίγος), [in Aq: Isa.10:7 *;] a little, almost, all but: 2Pe.2:18. (AS)

little/few

Greek Adjective

ὀλίγος [ῐ], η, ον, later ὀλίος (which see), of Size, little, small, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὀλίγῃ ὀπί with small, low voice, [Refs]; of stature,[Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of Space, ὀ. χῶρος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of Time, χρόνος [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) sometimes in a sense between that of Size and Quantity, ὀ. δόσις [Refs 8th c.BC+]not copious, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑποστάσιες ὀλίγαι slight sediments, [Refs]; ὀ. καὶ οὐδέν little or nothing, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) of Degree, ὀ. καὶ μέγας of low and high degree, [Refs 7th c.BC+] 4) weak, ἀθυμοτέρη καὶ ὀλιγωτέρη φύσις [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) of Number, few, or of Quantity, little, not in [Refs 8th c.BC+], frequently in Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+], but rare in Trag, as ὀλίγα κακά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ὑπὸ τῶν ὀ. δυναστεία, αἱ διὰ τῶν ὀ. δυναστεῖαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) with infinitive, ὀλίγους. στρατιῇ τῇ Μήδων συμβαλεῖν too few to engage, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) neuter ὀλίγον as adverb, a little, slightly, little, with Verbs, ὀ. παρακλίνας [Refs 8th c.BC+] III.2) with comparative adjectives, ὀλίγον προγενέστερος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὀ. τι πρότερον, variant for{ὀλίγῳ}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ὀλίγῳ is more frequently in Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) special Phrases: IV.1) ὀλίγου δεῖν almost (see. δεῖ II); ὀλίγου ἐδέησε καταλαβεῖν wanted but little of overtaking, [Refs 5th c.BC+] alone, within a little, allbut, almost, ὀλίγου σεκύνες διεδηλήσαντο [Refs 8th c.BC+]close upon [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀ. ἦλθεν ἑλεῖν[Refs 2nd c.AD+] IV.2) δι᾽ ὀλίγου at a short distance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; for (during) a short time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; within or after a short time, [Refs]; but IV.2.b) δι᾽ ὀλίγων in few words, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.3) ἐν ὀλίγῳ (χώρῳ is added in [Refs 5th c.BC+] in a small space, within small compass, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κυκλωθέντων ἐν ὀ.[Refs 4th c.BC+]; also ἐν ὀ. (i.e. χρόνῳ) for a brief time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also, in a short time, quickly, ἔγνων καὶ περὶ τῶν ποιητῶν ἐν ὀ. τοῦτο [NT+5th c.BC+] IV.3.b) ἐν ὀλίγοις one among few, i.e. exceedingly, remarkably, ποταμὸς ἐν ὀ. μέγας [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently in later writers, [Refs 1st c.AD+] IV.4) ἐξ ὀλίγου at short notice, suddenly, ἐξ ὀ. καὶ δι᾽ ὀργῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.5) ἐς ὀλίγον, like{παρ᾽ ὀλίγον}, within a little, ἐς ὀ. ἀφίκετο τὸ στράτευμα νικηθῆναι [Refs] IV.6) ἐπ᾽ ὀλίγον for a short time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; a little at a time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]a little way on, near the beginning, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] IV.7) κατ᾽ ὀλίγον by little and little, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: but the adjective frequently takes the gender and number of its substantive, κατ᾽ ὀλίγους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὗτοι κατ᾽ ὀλίγους γινόμενοι ἐμάχοντο fought few at a time, in small parties, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ὀλίγον μαχεῖται (i.e. τὸ πλῆθος αὐτῶν) [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.8) μετ᾽ ὀλίγον τούτων shortly after, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.9) παρ᾽ ὀλίγον with little to spare, only just, ἀπέφυγες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to within a short distance of, παρ᾽ ὀ. ἦλθε. ἐκπεσεῖν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; but IV.9.b) παρ᾽ ὀ. ποιεῖσθαι hold of small account, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.10) σὺν ὀλίγοις, ={ἐν ὀλίγοις, ἐπαινεθῆναι} [Refs 1st c.AD+] V) regular adverb ὀλίγως is rare, [NT+2nd c.AD+] VI) Comparison: VI.1) the comparative is commonly supplied by μείων, ἥσσων, or ἐλάσσων (which see); the older form ὀλείζων (from *ὀλειγ-yων) is found in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so in Attic dialect Inscrr, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in Alexandrian Poets, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐς ὀλίζονας ἀστέρας ἄρκτου poetical cited in [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ὀλιζότερος is found in [Refs 3rd c.AD+], compare ὀλιζό; ὀλιγώτερος is found in [Refs 5th c.BC+] (with the sense weaker, see[Refs 2nd c.AD+] VI.2) superlative ὀλίγιστος, η, ον, always of Number or Quantity, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὀλιγίστου, superlative of ὀλίγου (cf. IV. I), very nearly, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; ὀλίγιστον as adverb, least, very little, [Refs 5th c.BC+]at least, [Refs]; ἐν ὀλιγίστῳ διασαφῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Adjective

puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat; + almost, brief(-ly), few, (a) little, + long, a season, short, small, a while; of uncertain affinity