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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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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 - And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:11 - "I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:32 - It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:6 - "But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:10 - "See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:14 - In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 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 Box Mat 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 Box Mar 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:31 - It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground -

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:42 - "If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 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 Box Mar 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 Box Mar 15:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:40 - There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:28 - I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he is."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:48 - and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:32 - "Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased 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 to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:3 - He was trying to get a look at Jesus, but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:33 - Then Jesus said, "I will be with you for only a little while longer, and then I am going to the one who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - Jesus replied, "The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 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 Box Jhn 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 Box Jhn 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 Box Jhn 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 Box Jhn 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 Box Jhn 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 Box Act 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:10 - All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:22 - I have experienced help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said was going to 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 affects the whole batch of dough?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 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 Box 2Co 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 Box Gal 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:9 - A little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise!

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:11 - "And there will be no need at all for each one to teach his countryman or each one to teach his brother saying, 'Know the Lord,' since they will all know me, from the least to the greatest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 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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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:5 - So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:8 - 'I know your deeds. (Look! I have put in front of you an open door that no one can shut.) I know that you have little strength, but you have obeyed my word and have not denied my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:11 - Each of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reached of both their fellow servants and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:18 - The nations were enraged, but your wrath has come, and the time has come for the dead to be judged, and the time has come to give to your servants, the prophets, their reward, as well as to the saints and to those who revere your name, both small and great, and the time has come to destroy those who destroy the earth."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:16 - He also caused everyone (small and great, rich and poor, free and slave) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:5 - Then a voice came from the throne, saying: "Praise our God all you his servants, and all you who fear Him, both the small and the great!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18 - to eat your fill of the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of powerful people, the flesh of horses and those who ride them, and the flesh of all people, both free and slave, and small and great!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:3 - The angel then threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished. (After these things he must be released for a brief period of time.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:12 - And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened - the book of life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.
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