| Strong's Concordance oligos: few, little, smallOriginal Word: ὀλίγος, η, ονPart of Speech: Adjective; AdverbTransliteration: oligosPhonetic Spelling: (ol-ee'-gos)Short Definition: small, brief, few, soonDefinition: (a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little. Thayer's Greek LexiconSTRONGS NT 3641: ὀλίγοςὀλίγος , ὀλίγη , ὀλίγον  (on its occasional aspiration, (ὀλίγος ) see WH s 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. Winer s 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 , ; χειμών, . 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); ; 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.). 
 
 Strong's Exhaustive Concordancefew, small, a while. 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.  Forms and Transliterationsἑνὸς ολιγα ολίγα ὀλίγα ολιγαι ολίγαι ὀλίγαι ολιγας ολίγας ὀλίγας ολίγη ολιγην ολίγην ὀλίγην ολιγης ολίγης ὀλίγης ολιγοι ολίγοι ὀλίγοι ολιγοις ολίγοις ὀλίγοις ολιγον ολίγον ὀλίγον ολιγος ολίγος ὀλίγος ολιγοστοί ολιγοστόν ολιγοστός ολιγοστούς ολιγότητα ολιγου ολίγου ὀλίγου ολίγους ολιγοψυχίας ολιγοψυχούντες ολιγω ολίγω ὀλίγῳ ολιγων ολίγων ὀλίγων ολιγως ὀλίγως ωλιγοψύχει ωλιγοψύχησαν ωλιγοψύχησε ωλιγοψύχησεν enos henos henòs oliga olíga oligai olígai oligas olígas oligen oligēn olígen olígēn oliges oligēs olíges olígēs oligo oligō oligoi olígoi olígōi oligois olígois oligon oligōn olígon olígōn oligos oligōs olígos olígōs oligou olígou LinksInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's ConcordanceStrong's Greek 3641 42 Occurrencesὀλίγα — 6 Occ.ὀλίγαι — 1 Occ.ὀλίγας — 2 Occ.ὀλίγην — 1 Occ.ὀλίγης — 1 Occ.ὀλίγῳ — 4 Occ.ὀλίγων — 1 Occ.ὀλίγως — 1 Occ.ὀλίγοι — 8 Occ.ὀλίγοις — 1 Occ.ὀλίγον — 13 Occ.ὀλίγος — 2 Occ.ὀλίγου — 1 Occ.Matthew 7:14 Adj-NMPGRK: ζωήν καὶ ὀλίγοι εἰσὶν οἱNAS:
   and there are few  who findKJV:   life, and few  there be that findINT:  life and few  are they who Matthew 9:37 Adj-NMPGRK: δὲ ἐργάται ὀλίγοι
 NAS:  is plentiful, but the workers are few.
 KJV:  but the labourers [are] few;
 INT: however workmen [are] few
 Matthew 15:34 Adj-ANPGRK: Ἑπτά καὶ ὀλίγα ἰχθύδια
 NAS:  Seven, and a few small fish.
 KJV:  Seven, and a few little fishes.
 INT: Seven and a few small fish
 Matthew 20:16 Adj-NMPGRK: εἰσιν κλητοί ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί
 KJV:  called, but few chosen.
 INT: are called few however chosen
 Matthew 22:14 Adj-NMPGRK: εἰσιν κλητοὶ ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί
 NAS:  are called, but few [are] chosen.
 KJV:  called, but few [are] chosen.
 INT: are called few however chosen
 Matthew 25:21 Adj-ANPGRK: πιστέ ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός
 NAS:  You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge
 KJV:  over a few things, I will make
 INT: faithful over a few things you were faithful
 Matthew 25:23 Adj-ANPGRK: πιστέ ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός
 NAS:  You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge
 KJV:  over a few things, I will make
 INT: faithful over a few things you were faithful
 Mark 1:19 AdvGRK: Καὶ προβὰς ὀλίγον εἶδεν Ἰάκωβον
 NAS:  Going on a little farther, He saw
 KJV:  when he had gone a little further
 INT: And having gone on a little he saw James
 Mark 6:5 Adj-DMPGRK: εἰ μὴ ὀλίγοις ἀρρώστοις ἐπιθεὶς
 NAS:  His hands on a few sick people
 KJV:  his hands upon a few sick folk,
 INT: if not on a few sick having laid
 Mark 6:31 AdvGRK: καὶ ἀναπαύσασθε ὀλίγον ἦσαν γὰρ
 NAS:  and rest a while. (For there were many
 KJV:  and rest a while: for there were
 INT: and rest a little Were indeed
 Mark 8:7 Adj-ANPGRK: εἶχον ἰχθύδια ὀλίγα καὶ εὐλογήσας
 NAS:  had a few small fish;
 KJV:  And they had a few small fishes: and
 INT: they had small fish a few and having blessed
 Luke 5:3 Adj-AMSGRK: γῆς ἐπαναγαγεῖν ὀλίγον καθίσας δὲ
 NAS:  him to put out a little way from the land.
 KJV:  that he would thrust out a little from
 INT: land to put off a little having sat down moreover
 Luke 7:47 Adj-ANSGRK: ᾧ δὲ ὀλίγον ἀφίεται ὀλίγον
 NAS:  is forgiven little, loves
 KJV:  to whom little is forgiven,
 INT: to whom however little is forgiven little
 Luke 7:47 Adj-ANSGRK: ὀλίγον ἀφίεται ὀλίγον ἀγαπᾷ
 NAS:  little, loves little.
 KJV:  is forgiven, [the same] loveth little.
 INT: little is forgiven little he loves
 Luke 10:2 Adj-NMPGRK: δὲ ἐργάται ὀλίγοι δεήθητε οὖν
 NAS:  but the laborers are few; therefore
 KJV:  the labourers [are] few: pray ye
 INT: moreover [the] workmen [are] few pray earnestly to therefore
 Luke 12:48 Adj-AFPGRK: πληγῶν δαρήσεται ὀλίγας παντὶ δὲ
 NAS:  will receive but few. From everyone
 KJV:  shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For
 INT: of stripes will be beaten with few everyone moreover
 Luke 13:23 Adj-NMPGRK: Κύριε εἰ ὀλίγοι οἱ σωζόμενοι
 NAS:  to Him, Lord, are there [just] a few who are being saved?
 INT: Lord if [are] few those being saved
 Acts 12:18 Adj-NMSGRK: τάραχος οὐκ ὀλίγος ἐν τοῖς
 NAS:  there was no small disturbance
 KJV:  there was no small stir among
 INT: disturbance not small among the
 Acts 14:28 Adj-AMSGRK: χρόνον οὐκ ὀλίγον σὺν τοῖς
 INT: time not a little with the
 Acts 15:2 Adj-GFSGRK: ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ
 KJV:  had no small dissension and
 INT: discussion not a little by Paul
 Acts 17:4 Adj-NFPGRK: πρώτων οὐκ ὀλίγαι
 KJV:  women not a few.
 INT: leading not a few
 Acts 17:12 Adj-NMPGRK: ἀνδρῶν οὐκ ὀλίγοι
 KJV:  of men, not a few.
 INT: men not a few
 Acts 19:23 Adj-NMSGRK: τάραχος οὐκ ὀλίγος περὶ τῆς
 NAS:  no small disturbance
 KJV:  there arose no small stir about
 INT: disturbance not small about the
 Acts 19:24 Adj-AFSGRK: τεχνίταις οὐκ ὀλίγην ἐργασίαν
 NAS:  no little business
 KJV:  no small gain
 INT: craftsmen no little business
 Acts 26:28 Adj-DNSGRK: Παῦλον Ἐν ὀλίγῳ με πείθεις
 NAS:  [replied] to Paul, In a short time you will persuade
 INT: Paul Almost little me you persuade
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