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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 Box Mat 26:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39 - Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:73

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:73 - After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:35 - Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:70

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:70 - Again he denied it. After a little while, those standing near said to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:33 - “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:19 - Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:16 - Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:17 - At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:18 - They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:1 - I hope you will put up with me in a little foolishness. Yes, please put up with me!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16 - I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then tolerate me just as you would a fool, so that I may do a little boasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:37 - For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.”[fn]
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