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Lexicon :: Strong's G3397 - mikron

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μικρόν
Transliteration
mikron (Key)
Pronunciation
mik-ron'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Masculine or neuter singular of μικρός (G3398) (as noun)
mGNT
0x in 0 unique form(s) TR
16x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

μικρόν mikrón, mik-ron'; masculine or neuter singular of G3398 (as noun); a small space of time or degree:—a (little) (while).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G3397 in the following manner: a little while (9x), a little (6x), a while (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G3397 in the following manner: a little while (9x), a little (6x), a while (1x).

  1. small, little

    1. of size: 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

      When translated "a little while", the Greek emphasizes the shortness of the time interval, "oh how little". This phrase used often in the NT of the return of Christ.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μικρόν mikrón, mik-ron'; masculine or neuter singular of G3398 (as noun); a small space of time or degree:—a (little) (while).
STRONGS G3397:
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 G3397 matches the Greek μικρόν (mikron),
which occurs 16 times in 13 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39 - Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:73

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:73 - After a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said, "You really are one of them too - even your accent gives you away!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:35 - Going a little farther, he threw himself to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:70

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:70 - But he denied it again. A short time later the bystanders again said to Peter, "You must be one of them, because you are also a Galilean."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:33 - Children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jewish religious leaders, 'Where I am going you cannot come,' now I tell you the same.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:19 - In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:16 - In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:17 - Then some of his disciples said to one another, "What is the meaning of what he is saying, 'In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me,' and, 'because I am going to the Father'?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:18 - So they kept on repeating, "What is the meaning of what he says, 'In a little while'? We do not understand what he is talking about."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he said to them, "Are you asking each other about this - that I said, 'In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me'?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:1 - I wish that you would be patient with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you are being patient with me!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16 - I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:37 - For just a little longer and he who is coming will arrive and not delay.
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