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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 - And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:11 - “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person 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 seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:6 - But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:10 - “Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:14 - In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father’s will that even one of these little ones should perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39 - He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:73

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:73 - A little later some of the other bystanders came over to Peter and said, “You must be one of them; we can tell by your Galilean accent.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:31 - It is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It is the smallest of all seeds,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:42 - “But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:35 - He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:70

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:70 - But Peter denied it again.
A little later some of the other bystanders confronted Peter and said, “You must be one of them, because you are a Galilean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:40 - Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph[fn]), and Salome.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:28 - I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person 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 - Then he said to them, “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf[fn] welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:32 - “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:2 - It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:3 - He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:33 - But Jesus told them, “I will be with you only a little longer. Then I will return to the one who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:33 - Dear children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me, but you can’t come where I am going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:19 - Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:16 - “In a little while you won’t see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:17 - Some of the disciples asked each other, “What does he mean when he says, ‘In a little while you won’t see me, but then you will see me,’ and ‘I am going to the Father’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:18 - And what does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Jesus realized they wanted to ask him about it, so he said, “Are you asking yourselves what I meant? I said in a little while you won’t see me, but a little while after that you will see me again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:10 - Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as “the Great One—the Power of God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:22 - But God has protected me right up to this present time so I can testify to everyone, from the least to the greatest. I teach nothing except what the prophets and Moses said would happen—

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:6 - Your boasting about this is terrible. Don’t you realize that this sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:1 - I hope you will put up with a little more of my foolishness. Please bear with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16 - Again I say, don’t think that I am a fool to talk like this. But even if you do, listen to me, as you would to a foolish person, while I also boast a little.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:9 - This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough!

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:11 - And they will not need to teach their neighbors,
nor will they need to teach their relatives,[fn]
saying, ‘You should know the LORD.’
For everyone, from the least to the greatest,
will know me already.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:37 - “For in just a little while,
the Coming One will come and not delay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:5 - In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.
But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:8 - “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:11 - Then a white robe was given to each of them. And they were told to rest a little longer until the full number of their brothers and sisters[fn]—their fellow servants of Jesus who were to be martyred—had joined them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:18 - The nations were filled with wrath,
but now the time of your wrath has come.
It is time to judge the dead
and reward your servants the prophets,
as well as your holy people,
and all who fear your name,
from the least to the greatest.
It is time to destroy
all who have caused destruction on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:16 - He required everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:5 - And from the throne came a voice that said,
“Praise our God,
all his servants,
all who fear him,
from the least to the greatest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18 - Come and eat the flesh of kings, generals, and strong warriors; of horses and their riders; and of all humanity, both free and slave, small and great.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:3 - The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:12 - I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books.
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