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 (Latin
parum 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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