3398. mikros

Lexicon

mikros: Small, little, least, insignificant

Original Word: μικρός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: mikros
Pronunciation: mee-kros'
Phonetic Spelling: (mik-ros')
KJV: least, less, little, small
NASB: little, little while, small, little ones, least, smaller, less
Word Origin: [apparently a primary word]

1. small (in size, quantity, number or (figuratively) dignity)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

least, less, little, small.

Including the comparative mikroteros (ik-rot'-er-os) apparently a primary word; small (in size, quantity, number or (figuratively) dignity) -- least, less, little, small.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
small, little
NASB Translation
least (4), less (1), little (13), little ones (6), little while (10), short (1), small (8), smaller (2), smallest (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3398: μικρός

μικρός, μικρά, μικρόν, comparitive μικρότερος, μικροτερα, ἐρον (from Homer down), the Sept. for קָטֹן, קָטָן, מְעַט, small, little; used a. of size: Matthew 13:32; Mark 4:31; hence, of stature, τῇ ἡλικία, Luke 19:3; of length, James 3:5.

b. of space: neuter προελθών (προσελθών, T Tr WH marginal reading in Matthew, Tr WH marginal reading in Mark (see προσέρχομαι, a.)) μικρόν, having gone forward a little, Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:35 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 32,6; Buttmann, § 131, 11f).

c. of age: less by birth, younger, Mark 15:40 (others take this of stature); οἱ μικροί, the little ones, young children, Matthew 18:6, 10, 14; Mark 9:42; ἐπο μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου (A. V. from the least to the greatest), Acts 8:10; Hebrews 8:11 (Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 38:34 ()); μικρός τέ καί μέγας (both small and great) i. e. all, Acts 26:22; plural, Revelation 11:18; Revelation 13:16; Revelation 19:5, 18; Revelation 20:12.

d. of time, short, brief: neuter — nominative, ἔτι (or ἔτι omitted) μικρόν (namely, ἔσται) καί (yet) a little while and etc. i. e. shortly (this shall come to pass), John 14:19; John 16:16f, 19 ((cf. Exodus 17:4)); ἔτι μικρόν ὅσον ὅσον (see ὅσος, a.); without καί, Hebrews 10:37 (Isaiah 26:20); τό μικρόν (Tr WH omits τό), John 16:18; — μικρόν accusative (of duration), John 13:33 (Job 36:2); μικρόν χρόνον, John 7:33; John 12:35; Revelation 6:11; Revelation 20:3; μετά μικρόν, after a little while, Matthew 26:73; Mark 14:70, (πρό μικροῦ, Wis. 15:8).

e. of quantity, i. e. number or amount: μικρά ζύμη, 1 Corinthians 5:6; Galatians 5:9; of number, μικρόν ποιμιον, Luke 12:32; of quantity, μικρά δύναμις, Revelation 3:8; neuter μικρόν (τί), a little, 2 Corinthians 11:1, 16.

f. of rank or influence: Matthew 10:42; Luke 9:48; Luke 17:2; ὁ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν, he that is inferior to the other citizens of the kingdom of heaven in knowledge of the gospel (R. V. but little in etc.; cf. Winers Grammar, 244 (229); Buttmann, § 123, 13), Matthew 11:11; Luke 7:28.

Forms and Transliterations

μικρα μικρὰ μικραν μικρὰν μικροι μικροὶ μικρον μικρόν μικρὸν μικρος μικρὸς μικροτερον μικρότερον μικροτερος μικρότερος μικρότης μικρου μικροῦ μικρους μικρούς μικροὺς μικρω μικρῷ μικρων μικρῶν mikra mikrà mikran mikràn mikro mikrō mikroi mikroì mikrôi mikrō̂i mikron mikrón mikròn mikrôn mikrōn mikrō̂n mikros mikròs mikroteron mikróteron mikroteros mikróteros mikrou mikroû mikrous mikroús mikroùs

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 10:42 Adj-GMP
GRK: ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων ποτήριον
NAS: to one of these little ones even a cup
KJV: of these little ones a cup
INT: one of the little ones of these a cup

Matthew 11:11 Adj-NMS-C
GRK: ὁ δὲ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ
NAS: the one who is least in the kingdom
KJV: notwithstanding he that is least in
INT: and [the] least in the

Matthew 13:32 Adj-NNS-C
GRK: ὃ μικρότερον μέν ἐστιν
NAS: and this is smaller than all
KJV: indeed is the least of all seeds:
INT: which smallest indeed is

Matthew 18:6 Adj-GMP
GRK: ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων τῶν
NAS: of these little ones who believe
KJV: one of these little ones which believe
INT: one of the little ones of these who

Matthew 18:10 Adj-GMP
GRK: ἑνὸς τῶν μικρῶν τούτων λέγω
NAS: of these little ones, for I say
KJV: one of these little ones; for I say
INT: one of the little ones of these I say

Matthew 18:14 Adj-GMP
GRK: ἓν τῶν μικρῶν τούτων
NAS: that one of these little ones perish.
KJV: of these little ones should perish.
INT: one of the little ones of these

Matthew 26:39 Adj-AMS
GRK: καὶ προελθὼν μικρὸν ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ
INT: And having gone forward a little he fell upon

Matthew 26:73 Adj-ANS
GRK: μετὰ μικρὸν δὲ προσελθόντες
INT: After a little while also having come to [him]

Mark 4:31 Adj-NNS-C
GRK: τῆς γῆς μικρότερον ὂν πάντων
NAS: upon the soil, though it is smaller than all
KJV: the earth, is less than all
INT: the earth smallest is of all

Mark 9:42 Adj-GMP
GRK: ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων τῶν
NAS: of these little ones who believe
KJV: one of [these] little ones that believe
INT: one of the little ones these who

Mark 14:35 Adj-ANS
GRK: καὶ προελθὼν μικρὸν ἔπιπτεν ἐπὶ
INT: And having gone forward a little he fell upon

Mark 14:70 Adj-AMS
GRK: καὶ μετὰ μικρὸν πάλιν οἱ
INT: And after a little again those

Mark 15:40 Adj-GMS
GRK: Ἰακώβου τοῦ μικροῦ καὶ Ἰωσῆτος
NAS: of James the Less and Joses,
KJV: of James the less and
INT: of James the least and of Joseph

Luke 7:28 Adj-NMS-C
GRK: ὁ δὲ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ
NAS: yet he who is least in the kingdom
KJV: but he that is least in
INT: yet [the] least in the

Luke 9:48 Adj-NMS-C
GRK: ὁ γὰρ μικρότερος ἐν πᾶσιν
NAS: Me; for the one who is least among
KJV: for he that is least among you
INT: the [one who] indeed least among all

Luke 12:32 Adj-NNS
GRK: φοβοῦ τὸ μικρὸν ποίμνιον ὅτι
NAS: Do not be afraid, little flock,
KJV: Fear not, little flock; for
INT: fear little flock for

Luke 17:2 Adj-GMP
GRK: σκανδαλίσῃ τῶν μικρῶν τούτων ἕνα
NAS: one of these little ones to stumble.
KJV: one of these little ones.
INT: he should cause to stumble little of these one

Luke 19:3 Adj-NMS
GRK: τῇ ἡλικίᾳ μικρὸς ἦν
NAS: of the crowd, for he was small in stature.
KJV: because he was little of stature.
INT: in stature small he was

John 7:33 Adj-AMS
GRK: Ἔτι χρόνον μικρὸν μεθ' ὑμῶν
NAS: Jesus said, For a little while longer
KJV: unto them, Yet a little while am I
INT: Yet time a little with you

John 12:35 Adj-AMS
GRK: Ἰησοῦς Ἔτι μικρὸν χρόνον τὸ
NAS: said to them, For a little while
KJV: unto them, Yet a little while is
INT: Jesus Yet a little while the

John 13:33 Adj-ANS
GRK: Τεκνία ἔτι μικρὸν μεθ' ὑμῶν
INT: Little children yet a little while with you

John 14:19 Adj-ANS
GRK: ἔτι μικρὸν καὶ ὁ
INT: Yet a little while and the

John 16:16 Adj-ANS
GRK: Μικρὸν καὶ οὐκέτι
INT: A little [while] and no longer

John 16:16 Adj-ANS
GRK: καὶ πάλιν μικρὸν καὶ ὄψεσθέ
INT: and again a little [while] and you will see

John 16:17 Adj-ANS
GRK: λέγει ἡμῖν Μικρὸν καὶ οὐ
INT: he says to us A little [while] and not

Strong's Greek 3398
46 Occurrences

μικρὰ — 2 Occ.
μικρὰν — 1 Occ.
μικρῷ — 1 Occ.
μικρῶν — 7 Occ.
μικροὶ — 1 Occ.
μικρὸν — 22 Occ.
μικρὸς — 1 Occ.
μικρότερον — 2 Occ.
μικρότερος — 3 Occ.
μικροῦ — 3 Occ.
μικροὺς — 3 Occ.