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μικρός
mikrós · Greek · Strong's G3398 · 30 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “little”
What it means
small (in size, quantity, number or (figuratively) dignity)
apparently a primary word;
How the KJV renders it
least, less, little, small
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“little”
“least”
also renders eláchistos (G1646), tsâʻîyr (H6810)
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- Are the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonical) books inspired scripture?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
Where it appears
30 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 5:6 A-NSF2 Corinthians 11:1 A-ASN2 Corinthians 11:16 A-ASNActs 8:10 A-GSMActs 26:22 A-DSMGalatians 5:9 A-NSFHebrews 8:11 A-GSMJames 3:5 A-NSNLuke 7:28 A-NSM-CLuke 9:48 A-NSM-CLuke 12:32 A-NSNLuke 17:2 A-GPMLuke 19:3 A-NSMMatthew 10:42 A-GPMMatthew 11:11 A-NSM-CMatthew 13:32 A-NSN-CMatthew 18:6 A-GPMMatthew 18:10 A-GPNMatthew 18:14 A-GPNMatthew 26:39 A-ASMMark 4:31 A-NSN-CMark 9:42 A-GPMMark 14:35 A-ASNMark 15:40 A-GSMRevelation 3:8 A-ASFRevelation 11:18 A-DPMRevelation 13:16 A-APMRevelation 19:5 A-NPMRevelation 19:18 A-GPMRevelation 20:12 A-APM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.