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Lexicon :: Strong's G3641 - oligos

Aa
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 41 times in 40 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:14 - “For the gate G4439 is narrow G4728 and the way G3598 is constricted G2346 that leads G520 to life G2222, and there G1510 are few G3641 who find G2147 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:37 - Then G5119 He *said G3004 to His disciples G3101, “The harvest G2326 is plentiful G4183, but the workers G2040 are few G3641.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:34 - And Jesus G2424 *said G3004 to them, “How G4214 many G4214 loaves G740 do you have G2192?” And they said G3004, “Seven G2033, and a few G3641 small G2485 fish G2485.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:14 - “For many G4183 are [fn]called G2822, but few G3641 are chosen G1588.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:21 - “His master G2962 said G5346 to him, ‘Well G2095 done G2095, good G18 and faithful G4103 slave G1401. You were faithful G4103 with a few G3641 things G3641, I will put G2525 you in G2525 charge G2525 of many G4183 things G4183; enter G1525 the joy G5479 of your [fn]master G2962.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:23 - “His master G2962 said G5346 to him, ‘Well G2095 done G2095, good G18 and faithful G4103 slave G1401. You were faithful G4103 with a few G3641 things G3641, I will put G2525 you in G2525 charge G2525 of many G4183 things G4183; enter G1525 the joy G5479 of your master G2962.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:19 - And going G4260 on a little G3641 farther G4260, He saw G3708 [fn]James G2385 the son of Zebedee G2199, and his brother G80 John G2491, [fn]who G846 were also G2532 in the boat G4143 mending G2675 the nets G1350.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:5 - And He could G1410 not do G4160 any G3762 [fn]miracle G1411 there G1563 except G1508 that He laid G2007 His hands G5495 on G2007 a few G3641 sick G732 people G732 and healed G2323 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:31 - And He *said G3004 to them, “Come G1205 away by yourselves G4771 G846 to a secluded G2048 place G5117 and rest G373 a little G3641 while G3641.” (For there were many G4183 people coming G2064 and going G5217, and they did not even G3761 have G2119 time G2119 to eat G2068.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:7 - They also G2532 had G2192 a few G3641 small G2485 fish G2485; and after He had blessed G2127 them, He told G3004 the disciples to serve G3908 these G3778 as G2532 well G2532.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:3 - And He got G1684 into one G1520 of the boats G4143, which G3739 was Simon’s G4613, and asked G2065 him to put G1877 out G1877 a little G3641 distance from the land G1093. And He sat G2523 down G2523 and continued teaching G1321 the crowds G3793 from the boat G4143.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:47 - “For this G3739 reason G5484 I say G3004 to you, her sins G266, which are many G4183, have been forgiven G863, for she loved G25 much G4183; but the one who G3739 is forgiven G863 little G3641, loves G25 little G3641.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:2 - And He was saying G3004 to them, “The harvest G2326 is plentiful G4183, but the laborers G2040 are few G3641; therefore G3767 plead G1189 with G1189 the Lord G2962 of the harvest G2326 to send G1544 out G1544 laborers G2040 into His harvest G2326.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:48 - but the one who did not know G1097 it, and committed G4160 acts deserving G514 of [fn]a beating G4127, will receive G1194 only a few G3641 blows G1194. From everyone G3956 who G3739 has been given G1325 much G4183, much G4183 will be demanded G2212; and to whom G3739 they entrusted G3908 much G4183, of him they will ask G154 all G4055 the G4055 more G4055.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:23 - And someone G5100 said G3004 to Him, “Lord G2962, are there just a few G3641 who are being saved G4982?” And He said G3004 to them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:18 -

Now G1161 when day G2250 came G1096, there was no G3756 small G3641 disturbance G5017 among G1722 the soldiers G4757 as to [fn]what G5101 could have become G1096 of Peter G4074.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:28 - And they spent G1304 [fn]a long G3756 G3641 time G5550 with the disciples G3101.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:2 - And after Paul G3972 and Barnabas G921 had G1096 [fn]a heated G3756 G3641 argument G4714 and debate G2214 with them, the brothers determined G5021 that Paul G3972 and Barnabas G921 and some G5100 others G243 of them should go G305 up G305 to Jerusalem G2419 to the apostles G652 and elders G4245 concerning G4012 this G3778 issue G2213.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:4 - And some G5100 of them were persuaded G3982 and joined G4345 Paul G3972 and Silas G4609, [fn]along G5037 with G5037 a large G4183 number G4128 of the God-fearing G4576 Greeks G1672 and [fn]a significant G3756 G3641 number G3756 G3641 of the leading G4413 women G1135.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:12 - Therefore G3767, many G4183 of them believed G4100, [fn]along G2532 with a significant G3756 G3641 number G3756 G3641 of prominent G2158 Greek G1674 women G1135 and men G435.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:23 -

About G2596 that time G2540 [fn]a major G3756 G3641 disturbance G5017 occurred G1096 in G4012 regard G4012 to G4012 [fn]the Way G3598.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:24 - For a man G5100 named G3686 Demetrius G1216, a silversmith G695 who made G4160 silver G693 shrines G3485 of [fn]Artemis G735, was bringing G3930 [fn]considerable G3756 G3641 [fn]business G2039 to the craftsmen G5079;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:28 - Agrippa G67 replied to Paul G3972, “[fn]In a short G3641 time you are going to persuade G3982 me to [fn]make G4160 a Christian G5546 of myself.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:29 - And Paul G3972 said, “I would G2172 [fn]wish G2172 to God G2316 that even G2532 [fn]in a short G3641 or G2532 long G3173 time not only G3440 you, but also G2532 all G3956 who hear G191 me this G4594 day G4594 would become G1096 such G5108 as I myself G1473 am G1510, except G3924 for these G3778 chains G1199.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - Since neither G3383 sun G2246 nor G3383 stars G798 appeared G2014 for many G4183 days G2250, and no G3756 small G3641 storm G5494 was assailing G1945 us, from G3062 then G3062 on G3062 all G3956 hope G1680 of our being saved G4982 was slowly abandoned G4014.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:15 - as it is written G1125: “THE ONE WHO HAD GATHERED MUCH G4183 DID NOT HAVE G4121 TOO G4121 MUCH G4121, AND THE ONE WHO HAD GATHERED LITTLE G3641 DID NOT HAVE G1641 TOO G1641 LITTLE G1641.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:3 - that by revelation G602 there was made G1107 known G1107 to me the mystery G3466, as I wrote G4270 before G4270 briefly G1722 G3641.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:8 - for bodily G4984 training G1129 is just slightly G4314 G3641 beneficial G5624, but godliness G2150 is beneficial G5624 for all G3956 things G3956, since it holds G2192 promise G1860 for the present G3568 life G2222 and also for the life to G3195 come G3195.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:23 -

Do not G3371 go G3371 on G3371 drinking G5202 only G5202 water G5202, but use G5530 a little G3641 wine G3631 for the sake G1223 of your stomach G4751 and your frequent G4437 ailments G769.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:10 - For they disciplined G3811 us for a short G3641 time G2250 as seemed G1380 best G1380 to them, but He disciplines us for our good G4851, so G1519 that G1519 we may share G3335 His holiness G41.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:14 - [fn]Yet G3748 you do not know G1987 [fn]what G4169 your life G2222 will be like tomorrow G839. For you are just a vapor G822 that appears G5316 for a little G3641 while G3641, and then G1899 vanishes G853 away G853.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:6 - In this G3739 you greatly G21 rejoice G21, even though now G737 for a little G3641 while G3641, if G1487 necessary G1163, you have been distressed G3076 by various G4164 [fn]trials G3986,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20 - who once G4218 were disobedient G544 when G3753 the patience G3115 of God G2316 kept waiting G553 in the days G2250 of Noah G3575, during the construction G2680 of the ark G2787, in which G3739 a few G3641, that is, eight G3638 persons G5590, were brought G1295 safely G1295 through G1223 the water G5204.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:10 - After you have suffered G3958 for a little G3641 while G3641, the God G2316 of all G3956 grace G5485, who called G2564 you to His eternal G166 glory G1391 in Christ G5547, will Himself G846 perfect G2675, confirm G4741, strengthen G4599, and establish G2311 you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:12 -

Through G1223 Silvanus G4610, our faithful G4103 brother G80 [fn](for so G5613 I regard G3049 him), I have written G1125 to you briefly G3641, [fn]exhorting G3870 and testifying G1957 that this G3778 is the true G227 grace G5485 of God G2316. Stand G2476 firm G2476 in it!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:18 - For, while speaking G5350 out G5350 arrogant G5246 words of no G3153 value G3153 they entice G1185 by fleshly G4561 desires G1939, by indecent G766 behavior G766, those G3588 who barely G6067 escape G668 from the ones who live G390 in error G4106,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:14 - ‘But I have G2192 a few G3641 things G3641 against G2596 you, because G3754 you have G2192 some there G1563 who hold G2902 the teaching G1322 of Balaam G903, who G3739 kept teaching G1321 Balak G904 to put G906 a [fn]stumbling G4625 block G4625 before G1799 the sons G5207 of Israel G2474, to eat G2068 things G1494 sacrificed G1494 to G1494 idols G1494 and to commit G4203 sexual G4203 immorality G4203.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4 - ‘But you have G2192 a few G3641 [fn]people G3686 in Sardis G4554 who G3739 have not soiled G3435 their garments G2440; and they will walk G4043 with Me in white G3022, for they are worthy G514.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12 - “For this G3778 reason G1223, rejoice G2165, you heavens G3772 and you who dwell G4637 in them. Woe G3759 to the earth G1093 and the sea G2281, because G3754 the devil G1228 has come G2597 down G2597 to you with G2192 great G3173 wrath G2372, knowing G6063 that he has G2192 only a short G3641 time G2540.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:10 - and they are seven G2033 kings G935; five G4002 have fallen G4098, one G1520 is, the other G243 has not yet G3768 come G2064; and when G3752 he comes G2064, he must G1163 remain G3306 a little G3641 while G3641.
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