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Lexicon :: Strong's G3641 - oligos

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ὀλίγος
Transliteration
oligos (Key)
Pronunciation
ol-ee'-gos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:171,682

Strong’s Definitions

†ὀλίγος olígos, ol-ee'-gos; of uncertain affinity; puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat:—+ almost, brief(-ly), few, (a) little, + long, a season, short, small, a while.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's G3641 in the following manner: few (14x), (a) little (7x), small (5x), few things (4x), almost (with G1722) (2x), a while (2x), miscellaneous (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's G3641 in the following manner: few (14x), (a) little (7x), small (5x), few things (4x), almost (with G1722) (2x), a while (2x), miscellaneous (9x).

  1. little, small, few

    1. of number: multitude, quantity, or size

    2. of time: short

    3. of degree or intensity: light, slight

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ὀλίγος olígos, ol-ee'-gos; of uncertain affinity; puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat:—+ almost, brief(-ly), few, (a) little, + long, a season, short, small, a while.
STRONGS G3641:
ὀλίγος, ὀλίγη, ὀλίγον (on its occasional aspiration, (ὀλίγος) see WHs Appendix, p. 143; Tdf. Proleg., pp. 91,106; Scrivener, Introduction, p. 565, and references under the word οὐ at the beginning), the Sept. for מְעַט (from Homer down), little, small, few, of number, multitude, quantity, or size: joined to nouns (cf. Winers Grammar, § 20, 1 b. note; Buttmann, § 125, 6), Matthew 9:37; Matthew 15:34; Mark 6:5; Mark 8:7; Luke 10:2; Luke 12:48 (ὀλίγας namely, πληγάς (cf. B. § 134, 6; Winer's Grammar, § 32, 5, especially § 64, 4), opposed to πολλαί, 47); Acts 19:24; 1 Timothy 5:23; Hebrews 12:10; James 3:5 R G; 1 Peter 3:20 R G; Revelation 3:4; of time, short: χρόνος, Acts 14:28; καιρός, Revelation 12:12; of degree or intensity, light, slight: τάραχος, Acts 12:18; Acts 19:23; στάσις, Acts 15:2; χειμών, Acts 27:20. plural with a partitive genitive: γυναικῶν, Acts 17:4; ἀνδρῶν, Acts 17:12. ὀλίγοι, absolutely: Matthew 7:14; Matthew 20:16; (T WH omit; Tr brackets the clause); Matthew 22:14; Luke 13:23; 1 Peter 3:20 L T Tr WH; neuter singular: Luke 7:47; τό ὀλίγον, 2 Corinthians 8:15; πρός ὀλίγον ὠφέλιμος, profitable for little (Latinparum utilis); (cf. Winers Grammar, 213 (200); some, for a little (namely, time); see below), 1 Timothy 4:8; ἐν ὀλίγῳ, in few words (cf. Shakespear's in a few), i. e. in brief, briefly (γράφειν), Ephesians 3:3; easily, without much effort, Acts 26:28f on other but incorrect interpretations of this phrase cf. Meyer at the passage (see μέγας, 1 a. γ.); πρός ὀλίγον, for a little time, James 4:14; simply ὀλίγον, adverbially: of time, a short time, a (little) while, Mark 6:31; 1 Peter 1:6; 1 Peter 5:10; Revelation 17:10; of space, a little (further), Mark 1:19; Luke 5:3. plural ὀλίγα, a few things: (Luke 10:41 WH); Revelation 2:14, 20 (Rec.); ἐπ' ὀλίγα ((see at the beginning and) ἐπί, C. I. 2 e.), Matthew 25:21, 23; δἰ ὀλίγων, briefly, in few words, γράφειν, 1 Peter 5:12 (see διά, A. III. 3) (ῤηθῆναι, Plato, Phil., p. 31 d.; legg. 6, p. 778 c.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:14; 9:37; 15:34; 20:16; 22:14; 25:21; 25:23
Mark
1:19; 6:5; 6:31; 8:7
Luke
5:3; 7:47; 10:2; 10:41; 12:48; 13:23
Acts
12:18; 14:28; 15:2; 17:4; 17:12; 19:23; 19:24; 26:28; 27:20
2 Corinthians
8:15
Ephesians
3:3
1 Timothy
4:8; 5:23
Hebrews
12:10
James
3:5; 4:14
1 Peter
1:6; 3:20; 3:20; 5:10; 5:12
Revelation
2:14; 2:20; 3:4; 12:12; 17:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3641 matches the Greek ὀλίγος (oligos),
which occurs 43 times in 42 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:14 - Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth to life, and few there are that find it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:37 - Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:34 - And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:16 - So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:14 - For many are called, but few are chosen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - His lord said to him, Well done thou good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:19 - And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:5 - And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick persons, and healed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:31 - And he said to them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:7 - And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:3 - And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the boat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:47 - Wherefore I say to thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:2 - Therefore said he to them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:48 - But he that knew not, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom men have committed much, from him they will ask the more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:23 - Then said one to him, Lord, are there few that are saved? And he said to them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:18 - Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:28 - And there they abode a long time with the disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:2 - When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:4 - And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas: and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:12 - Therefore many of them believed; also of honorable women who were Greeks, and of men not a few.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:23 - And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:24 - For a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the artificers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:28 - Then Agrippa said to Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:29 - And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:15 - As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no want.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:3 - That by revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:8 - For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:23 - Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thy frequent infirmities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:10 - For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:5 - Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:14 - Whereas ye know not what will be on the morrow: For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:6 - In which ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season (if need be) ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20 - Who formerly were disobedient, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was preparing, in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:10 - But the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:12 - By Silvanus, a faithful brother to you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which ye stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:14 - But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit lewdness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:20 - Notwithstanding, I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit lewdness, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4 - Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12 - Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, and of the sea! for the devil is come down to you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:10 - And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short time.
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