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μικρός

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greekNew TestamentAdjective46 occurrences11 books43 verses

Definition

μικρός, -ά, -όν

[in LXX chiefly for קָטָן, מָעַט ;]

small, little;

1. of persons;

(a) lit., of stature: Mark 15:40 (MM, iii, xvi; on the view that age is meant, see Deiss., BS, 144), Luke 19:3; οἱ μ., the little ones, Matthew 18:6, 10; 18:14, Mark 9:42;

(b) hence metaphorically, of rank or influence (cf. Dalman, Words, 113 f.) : Matthew 10:42, Luke 17:2, Acts 8:10; 26:22, Hebrews 8:11" (LXX), Revelation 11:18; 13:16; 19:5, 18; 20:12; compar., -ότερος, Matthew 11:11, Luke 7:28; 9:48.

2. Of things;

(a) of size : Matthew 13:32, Mark 4:31, James 3:5;

(b) of quantity: Luke 12:32, 1 Corinthians 5:6, Galatians 5:9, Revelation 3:8;

(with) of time : John 7:33; 12:35, Revelation 6:11; 20:3.

3. Neut., μικρόν, used adverbially;

(a) of distance: Matthew 26:39, Mark 14:35;

(b) of quantity: 2 Corinthians 11:1; 11:16;

(with) of time : John 13:33; 14:19; 16:16-19, Hebrews 10:37; μετὰ μ., Matthew 26:73, Mark 14:70.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

46 total
  1. Matthew 10:42μικρῶν · little ones
    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
  2. Matthew 11:11μικρότερος · least
    Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  3. Matthew 13:32μικρότερον · [the] smallest
    Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
  4. Matthew 18:6μικρῶν · little ones
    But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
  5. Matthew 18:10μικρῶν · little ones
    See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
  6. Matthew 18:14μικρῶν · little ones
    In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
  7. Matthew 26:39μικρὸν · a little {farther}
    Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
  8. Matthew 26:73μικρὸν · a little while
    After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”
  9. Mark 4:31μικρότερον · [the] smallest
    It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
  10. Mark 9:42μικρῶν · little ones
    But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
  11. Mark 14:35μικρὸν
    Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
  12. Mark 14:70μικρὸν · a little while
    But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
  13. Mark 15:40μικροῦ · younger
    And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
  14. Luke 7:28μικρότερος · least
    I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
  15. Luke 9:48μικρότερος · [the] least
    And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
  16. Luke 12:32μικρὸν · little
    Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
  17. Luke 17:2μικρῶν · little [ones]
    It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
  18. Luke 19:3μικρὸς · small
    He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
  19. John 7:33μικρὸν · a little while
    So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.
  20. John 12:35μικρὸν · a little
    Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
  21. John 13:33μικρὸν · a little while longer
    Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
  22. John 14:19μικρὸν · a little while
    In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.
  23. John 16:16Μικρὸν · In a little [while]; μικρὸν · after a little [while]
    In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”
  24. John 16:17Μικρὸν · In a little [while]; μικρὸν · after a little [while]
    Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
  25. John 16:18μικρόν · little [while]
    They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”
  26. John 16:19Μικρὸν · In a little [while]; μικρὸν · after a little [while]
    Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?
  27. Acts 8:10μικροῦ · the least
    …and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
  28. Acts 26:22μικρῷ · to small
    But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
  29. 1 Corinthians 5:6μικρὰ · a little
    Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
  30. 2 Corinthians 11:1μικρόν · little
    I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
  31. 2 Corinthians 11:16μικρόν · little
    I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
  32. Galatians 5:9μικρὰ · A little
    A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
  33. Hebrews 8:11μικροῦ · [the] least
    No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.
  34. Hebrews 10:37Μικρὸν · little
    For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
  35. James 3:5μικρὸν · a small
    In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
  36. Revelation 3:8μικρὰν · only a little
    I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
  37. Revelation 6:11μικρόν · a little
    Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.
  38. Revelation 11:18μικροὺς · small
    The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
  39. Revelation 13:16μικροὺς · small
    And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
  40. Revelation 19:5μικροὶ · small
    Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
  41. Revelation 19:18μικρῶν · small
    …so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”
  42. Revelation 20:3μικρὸν · for a brief
    And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
  43. Revelation 20:12μικρούς · small
    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.