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ὀλίγος
olígos · Greek · Strong's G3641 · 41 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “little”
What it means
puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat
of uncertain affinity;
How the KJV renders it
brief, few, little, a season, short, small, a while
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”
“a while”
also renders kairós (G2540)
Questions this word decides
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- Does the Bible forbid drinking alcohol?
- What happens to those who never heard the gospel?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
Where it appears
41 occurrences in the Greek text, first 40 verses shown.
1 Peter 1:6 A-ASM1 Peter 3:20 A-NPM1 Peter 5:10 ADV1 Peter 5:12 A-GPN1 Timothy 4:8 A-ASM1 Timothy 5:23 A-DSM2 Corinthians 8:15 A-ASN2 Peter 2:18 ADVActs 12:18 A-NSMActs 14:28 A-ASMActs 15:2 A-GSFActs 17:4 A-NPFActs 17:12 A-NPMActs 19:23 A-NSMActs 19:24 A-ASFActs 26:28 A-DSNActs 26:29 A-DSNActs 27:20 A-GSMEphesians 3:3 A-DSMHebrews 12:10 A-APFJames 4:14 A-ASNLuke 5:3 A-ASMLuke 7:47 A-ASNLuke 10:2 A-NPMLuke 12:48 A-APFLuke 13:23 A-NPMMatthew 7:14 A-NPMMatthew 9:37 A-NPMMatthew 15:34 A-APNMatthew 22:14 A-NPMMatthew 25:21 A-APNMatthew 25:23 A-APNMark 1:19 ADVMark 6:5 A-DPMMark 6:31 ADVMark 8:7 A-APNRevelation 2:14 A-APNRevelation 3:4 A-APNRevelation 12:12 A-ASMRevelation 17:10 A-ASN
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.