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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