βραχύς
brachus
“little”
Definition
short (of time, place, quantity, or number)
of uncertain affinity;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
βραχύς appears 7 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.
But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
You made him a little lower than the angels;You crowned him with glory and honor
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
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