ὀλίγος

ὀλίγος — olígos

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), Mat 9:37; Mat 15:34; Mar 6:5; Mar 8:7; Luk 10:2; Luk 12:48 (ὀλίγας namely, πληγάς (cf. B. § 134, 6; Winer's Grammar, § 32, 5, especially § 64, 4), opposed to πολλαί, 47); Act 19:24; 1Ti 5:23; Heb 12:10; Jas 3:5 R G; 1Pe 3:20 R G; Rev 3:4; of time, short: χρόνος, Act 14:28; καιρός, Rev 12:12; of degree or intensity, light, slight: τάραχος, Act 12:18; Act 19:23; στάσις,; χειμών,. plural with a partitive genitive: γυναικῶν, Act 17:4; ἀνδρῶν, Act 17:12. ὀλίγοι, absolutely: Mat 7:14; Mat 20:16; (T WH omit; Tr brackets the clause);; Luk 13:23; 1Pe 3:20 L T Tr WH; neuter singular: Luk 7:47; τό ὀλίγον, 2Co 8:15; πρός ὀλίγον ὠφέλιμος, profitable for little (Latinparum utilis); (cf. Winers Grammar, 213 (200); some, for a little (namely, time); see below), 1Ti 4:8; ἐν ὀλίγῳ, in few words (cf. Shakespear's in a few), i. e. in brief, briefly (γράφειν), Eph 3:3; easily, without much effort, Act 26:28 f on other but incorrect interpretations of this phrase cf. Meyer at the passage (see μέγας, 1 a. γ.); πρός ὀλίγον, for a little time, Jas 4:14; simply ὀλίγον, adverbially: of time, a short time, a (little) while, Mar 6:31; 1Pe 1:6; 1Pe 5:10; Rev 17:10; of space, a little (further), Mar 1:19; Luk 5:3. plural ὀλίγα, a few things: (Luk 10:41 WH); Rev 2:14; Rev 2:20 (Rec.); ἐπ' ὀλίγα ((see at the beginning and) ἐπί, C. I. 2 e.), Mat 25:21; Mat 25:23; δἰ ὀλίγων, briefly, in few words, γράφειν, 1Pe 5:12 (see διά, A. III. 3) (ῤηθῆναι, Plato, Phil., p. 31 d.; legg. 6, p. 778 c.).