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Lexicon :: Strong's G3398 - mikros

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μικρός
Transliteration
mikros (Key)
Pronunciation
mik-ros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:648,593

Strong’s Definitions

μικρός mikrós, mik-ros'; apparently a primary word; small (in size, quantity, number or (figuratively) dignity):—least, less, little, small.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's G3398 in the following manner: little (14x), least (6x), small (6x), less (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's G3398 in the following manner: little (14x), least (6x), small (6x), less (2x).

  1. small, little

    1. of size: hence of stature, of length

    2. of space

    3. of age: less by birth, younger

    4. of time: short, brief, a little while, how little!

    5. of quantity: i.e. number, amount

    6. of rank or influence

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μικρός mikrós, mik-ros'; apparently a primary word; small (in size, quantity, number or (figuratively) dignity):—least, less, little, small.
STRONGS G3398:
μικρός, μικρά, μικρόν, comparitive μικρότερος, μικροτερα, ἐρον (from Homer down), the Sept. for קָטֹן, קָטָן, מְעַט, small, little; used
a. of size: Matthew 13:32; Mark 4:31; hence, of stature, τῇ ἡλικία, Luke 19:3; of length, James 3:5.
b. of space: neuter προελθών (προσελθών, T Tr WH marginal reading in Matthew, Tr WH marginal reading in Mark (see προσέρχομαι, a.)) μικρόν, having gone forward a little, Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:35 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 32,6; Buttmann, § 131, 11f).
c. of age: less by birth, younger, Mark 15:40 (others take this of stature); οἱ μικροί, the little ones, young children, Matthew 18:6, 10, 14; Mark 9:42; ἐπο μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου (A. V. from the least to the greatest), Acts 8:10; Hebrews 8:11 (Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 38:34 (Jer. 31:34)); μικρός τέ καί μέγας (both small and great) i. e. all, Acts 26:22; plural, Revelation 11:18; Revelation 13:16; Revelation 19:5, 18; Revelation 20:12.
d. of time, short, brief: neuter — nominative, ἔτι (or ἔτι omitted) μικρόν (namely, ἔσται) καί (yet) a little while and etc. i. e. shortly (this shall come to pass), John 14:19; John 16:16f, 19 ((cf. Exodus 17:4)); ἔτι μικρόν ὅσον ὅσον (see ὅσος, a.); without καί, Hebrews 10:37 (Isaiah 26:20); τό μικρόν (Tr WH omits τό), John 16:18; — μικρόν accusative (of duration), John 13:33 (Job 36:2); μικρόν χρόνον, John 7:33; John 12:35; Revelation 6:11; Revelation 20:3; μετά μικρόν, after a little while, Matthew 26:73; Mark 14:70, (πρό μικροῦ, Wis. 15:8).
e. of quantity, i. e. number or amount: μικρά ζύμη, 1 Corinthians 5:6; Galatians 5:9; of number, μικρόν ποιμιον, Luke 12:32; of quantity, μικρά δύναμις, Revelation 3:8; neuter μικρόν (τί), a little, 2 Corinthians 11:1, 16.
f. of rank or influence: Matthew 10:42; Luke 9:48; Luke 17:2; ὁ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν, he that is inferior to the other citizens of the kingdom of heaven in knowledge of the gospel (R. V. but little in etc.; cf. Winers Grammar, 244 (229); Buttmann, § 123, 13), Matthew 11:11; Luke 7:28.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
17:4
Job
36:2
Isaiah
26:20
Jeremiah
6:13; 31:34
Matthew
10:42; 11:11; 13:32; 18:6; 18:10; 18:14; 26:39; 26:73
Mark
4:31; 9:42; 14:35; 14:70; 15:40
Luke
7:28; 9:48; 12:32; 17:2; 19:3
John
7:33; 12:35; 13:33; 14:19; 16:16; 16:18; 16:19
Acts
8:10; 26:22
1 Corinthians
5:6
2 Corinthians
11:1; 11:16
Galatians
5:9
Hebrews
8:11; 10:37
James
3:5
Revelation
3:8; 6:11; 11:18; 13:16; 19:5; 19:18; 20:3; 20:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3398 matches the Greek μικρός (mikros),
which occurs 46 times in 43 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:42 - Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a talmid, most assuredly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:11 - Most assuredly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than Yochanan the immerser; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:32 - which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:6 - but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:10 - See that you don't despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:14 - Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39 - He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:73

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:73 - After a little while those who stood by came and said to Rock, "Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:31 - It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the eretz, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the eretz,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:42 - Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he was thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:35 - He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:70

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:70 - But he again denied it. After a little while again those who stood by said to Rock, "You truly are one of them, for you are from the Galil, and your speech shows it."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:40 - There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Miryam from Magdala, and Miryam the mother of Ya`akov the less and of Yosi, and Shalomit;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:28 - "For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than Yochanan the immerser, yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:48 - and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:32 - Don't be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:2 - It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:3 - He was trying to see who Yeshua was, and couldn't because of the crowd, because he was short.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:33 - Then Yeshua said, "I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - Yeshua therefore said to them, "Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn't overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn't know where he is going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:33 - Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and as I said to the Yehudim, 'Where I am going, you can't come,' so now I tell you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:19 - Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:16 - A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:17 - Some of his talmidim therefore said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;' and, 'Because I go to the Father?'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:18 - They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?' We don't know what he is saying."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Therefore Yeshua perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:10 - to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that great power of God."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:22 - Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moshe said would happen,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:6 - Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:1 - I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16 - I say again, let no one think me foolish. But if so, yet receive me as foolish, that I also may boast a little.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:9 - A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:11 - They will not teach every man his fellow citizen, Every man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' For all will know me, From the least of them to the greatest of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:37 - "In a very little while, He who comes will come, and will not wait.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:5 - So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:8 - "I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn't deny my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:11 - A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:18 - The nations were angry, and your wrath came, as did the time for the dead to be judged, and to give your bondservants the prophets, their reward, as well as to the holy ones, and those who fear your name, to the small and the great; and to destroy those who destroy the eretz."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:16 - He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:5 - A voice came forth from the throne, saying, "Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18 - that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, and small and great."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:3 - and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:12 - I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
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