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GreekG3641Adjective

ὀλίγος

oligos

43Occurrences
G3641Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat

of uncertain affinity;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
of number, quantity, size, few, little, small, slight: (sc. πληγάς, opposite to πολλάς),; οὐκ ὀ. (in the best uncials written οὐκ ὁ.; see WH, App., 143; M, Pr., 44; Thackeray, Gr., 126 f.) (with genitive part.) ; pl., absol. Neut. sing (τὸ) ὀ.: πρὸς ὀλίγον,; ἐν ὀ., (with little effort; see Page, in l); in brief; adverbially, ὀλίγον, of time; of space,; pl., ὀλίγα,; ἐπ᾽ ὀλίγα; δι᾽ ὀλίγων, in few words, briefly.† **ὀλίγως, adv. (ὀλίγος), [in Aq.: * ;] a little, almost, all but.
LXX: chiefly for מָעַט

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ὀλίγος appears 43 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
10
Luke
7
Matthew
7
Revelation
5
1 Peter
4
Mark
4
1 Timothy
2
2 Corinthians
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 1:6BSB

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials

Acts 14:28BSB

And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

Acts 27:20BSB

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

Luke 14:24BSB

For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

Matthew 7:14BSB

But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.

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