μικρός, μικρά, μικρόν, comparitive μικρότερος, μικροτερα, ἐρον (from Homer down), the Sept. for χΘθΙο, χΘθΘο, ξΐςΗθ, small, little; used a. of size: Mat_13:32; Mar_4:31; hence, of stature, τῇ ἡλικία, Luk_19:3; of length, Jas_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, Mat_26:39; Mar_14:35 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 32,6; Buttmann, § 131, 11f). c. of age: less by birth, younger, Mar_15:40 (others take this of stature); οἱ μικροί, the little ones, young children, Mat_18:6; Mat_18:10; Mat_18:14; Mar_9:42; ἐπο μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου (A. V. from the least to the greatest), Act_8:10; Heb_8:11 (Jer_6:13; Jeremiah 38:34 ()); μικρός τέ καί μέγας (both small and great) i. e. all, Act_26:22; plural, Rev_11:18; Rev_13:16; Rev_19:5; Rev_19:18; Rev_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), Joh_14:19; John 16:16 f, 19 ((cf. Exo_17:4)); ἔτι μικρόν ὅσον ὅσον (see ὅσος, a.); without καί, Heb_10:37 (Isa_26:20); τό μικρόν (Tr WH omits τό), Joh_16:18; μικρόν accusative (of duration), Joh_13:33 (Job_36:2); μικρόν χρόνον, Joh_7:33; Joh_12:35; Rev_6:11; Rev_20:3; μετά μικρόν, after a little while, Mat_26:73; Mar_14:70, (πρό μικροῦ, Wis_15:8). e. of quantity, i. e. number or amount: μικρά ζύμη, 1Co_5:6; Gal_5:9; of number, μικρόν ποιμιον, Luk_12:32; of quantity, μικρά δύναμις, Rev_3:8; neuter μικρόν (τί), a little, 2Co_11:1; 2Co_11:16. f. of rank or influence: Mat_10:42; Luk_9:48; Luk_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), Mat_11:11; Luk_7:28.

G3397, G3398 μικρός mikros 46x little, small in size quantity, etc. Mat_13:32 ; Luk_12:32 ; Rev_3:8 ; small, little in age, young, not adult, Mar_15:40 ; little, short in time, Joh_7:33 ; μικρόν , i.e. χρόνον , a little while, a short time, Joh_13:33 ; μετὰ μικρόν , after a little while, a little while afterwards, Mat_26:73 ; little in number, Luk_12:32 ; small, little in dignity, low, humble, Mat_10:42 ; Mat_11:11 ; μικρόν , as an adv., little, a little, Mat_26:39 insignificant ; little; small.

μικρός , -ά , -όν , [in LXX chiefly for H6996 , H4591 ;] small, little; 1. of persons; (a) lit., of stature: Mar_15:40 ( MM , iii, xvi; on the view that age is meant, v. Deiss., BS , 144), Luk_19:3 ; οἱ μ ., the little ones, Mat_18:6 ; Mat_18:10 ; Mat_18:14 , Mar_9:42 ; (b) hence metaph ., of rank or influence ( cf. Dalman, Words , 113 f .) : Mat_10:42 , Luk_17:2 , Act_8:10 ; Act_26:22 , Heb_8:11 ( LXX ) , Rev_11:18 ; Rev_13:16 ; Rev_19:5 ; Rev_19:18 ; Rev_20:12 ; compar ., -ότερος , Mat_11:11 , Luk_7:28 ; Luk_9:48 . 2. Of things; (a) of size : Mat_13:32 Mar_4:31 , Jas_3:5 ; (b) of quantity: Luk_12:32 , 1Co_5:6 , Gal_5:9 , Rev_3:8 ; (c) of time : Joh_7:33 ; Joh_12:35 , Rev_6:11 ; Rev_20:3 . 3. Neut., μικρόν , used adverbially; (a) of distance: Mat_26:39 , Mar_14:35 ; (b) of quantity: 2Co_11:1 ; 2Co_11:16 ; (c) of time : Joh_13:33 ; Joh_14:19 ; Joh_16:16-19 , Heb_10:37 ; μετὰ μ ., Mat_26:73 , Mar_14:70 .†

μικρός [page 412] In P Leid N ii. 12 (B.C. 103) (= I. p. 69) we hear of a Νεχούτης μικρός in a context which shows, according to the editor (p. 74), that the reference is to age rather than to stature : see further Deissmann BS p. 144 f. Other exx. are not so clear. P Gen I. 28 .11 (A.D. 136) ἀγ ]οράσαι παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Στοτοήτιος ἐπικαλουμένου Μικροῦ πυρόν , is not encouraging to the meaning junior , though, after all, there is no reason why Stotoetis junior should not be the father of a family. In any case the frequent occurrence of the formula makes it probable that it has a constant meaning : see P Eleph 17 .11 (B.C. 223 222) Πρενέβ̣θιος Ἰστφήνιος καὶ Ψεντεὴς μικρὸς ἀπολέγονται τὴν γῆν κτλ ., P Tebt I. 63 .35 (B.C. 116 115) γεω (ργὸς ) Πετερμοῦθις μι (κρὸς ) Ἀμμενέως , and P Goodsp Cairo 30 vii. 28 (A.D. 191 2) μικρῷ Ἀφροδ (ισίῳ ), viii. 8 Ἀφροδ (ισίῳ ) καμηλ (είτῃ ) μικ (ρῷ ), Ἀφροδ . μικ . quater other persons of the same name figure in this ledger, twice without description, then Ἀφρ . τέκτονι , ποιμένι Ἀφρ ., and Twice before a lacuna. In P Oxy XIV. 1666 .4 (iii/A.D.) a certain Pausanias writes περὶ τοῦ μεικροῦ Παυσανίου evidently his son stating that he desired to be transferred to cavalry regiment, A similar application of the adj. to children is very common. We may cite, by way of example, P Lond 893 .7 (A.D. 40) (= P Ryl II. p. 381) καλῶς π [οιή ]σ̣ε̣ι̣ς ἐξαυτῆ (ς ) πέμψας μοι τ̣ο̣, ν̣ μεικρόν , please therefore send me the child immediately (Edd.), P Fay 113 .14 (A.D. 100) εἰκθύας ( l. ἰχθύας ) (δραχμῶν ) ιβ̄ ἐπὶ τὰ τετρακοσστὰ ( l. κοστὰ ) τοῦ μικροῦ , 12 drachmas worth of fish for the little one s four-hundredth-day festival (Edd.), P Lond 899 .6 (ii/A.D.) (= III. p. 208) ἔπεμψα τῇ μ̣ικρᾷ ᾠὰ ιβ̄ , I sent twelve eggs to the little one, P Giss I, 78 .7 (ii/A.D.) ἡ μικρά μου Ἡραιδ [ο ]ῦς γράφουσα τῶι πατρὶ ἐμὲ ο̣ὐκ ἀσ̣π̣άζεται κ [α ]ι̣, διὰ τί οὐκ ο̣ἶ̣δα , P Oxy III. 530 .26 (ii/A.D.) Θαισοῦν τὴν μικράν (following .24 ἀσπάζου τὰ παιδία . . ., which seems to include Thaisous), and ib. 533 .27 (ii/iii A.D.) ἀσπάσασθε τὸν μεικρὸν Σερῆνον καὶ Κοπρέα καὶ το [ὺ ]ς ἡμῶν πάντας κατ᾽ ὄνομα (a grown-up Serenus figures earlier in the letter). Other exx. of the adj. are P Meyer 12 .10 (A.D. 115) οὐλὴ δακτύλῳ μικρῷ χειρὸ (ς ) ἀριστερᾶς , P Giss I. 20 .16 (ii/A.D.) μεικρὸν ἔρ [γο ]ν αὐτοῦ π [έμψο ]ν . See also for μικρόν τι , as in 2Co_11:1 ; 2Co_11:16 , P Par 47 .3 ( c. B.C. 153) ( = Witkowski .2 , p. 88) ἰ μὴ μικρόν τι ἐντρέπομαι , οὐκ ἄν με ἷδες τὸ πόρσωπόν ( l. πρόσωπόν ) μου πόποτε , and for κατὰ μικρόν P Petr II. 11 (1) .7 (iii/B.C.) (= Selections , p. 8), where Polycrates writes to his father that he does not get his money ἀθροῦν , in a lump sum, but κατὰ μικρόν , in small instalments. For the comparative see Chrest. II. 372 v. 17 (ii/A.D.), where a soldier is described as ἐ [ν ] χώρτῃ καὶ οὗτος ὁ μεικρότερος .

μικρός μι_κρός, ανδ σμι_κρός, ή, όν "small, little", in point of Size, Hom. , etc.; also in point of Quantity, Hes. , Ar. , etc. in Amount or Importance, "little, petty, trivial, slight", Theogn. , Soph. , etc.; σμ. τίθησι με makes me "of small account." Soph. ; οὐ σμικρὸν φρονεῖ id=Soph. of Time, "little, short", Pind. , Ar. , etc.; ἐν σμικρῷ (sc. χρόνῳ) "shortly", Xen. Adverbial usages, regul. adv., σμικρῶς, "but little", Sup. σμικρότατα, id=Xen. σμικροῦ or μικροῦ "within a little, almost", id=Xen. , Dem. ; in full, μικροῦ δεῖ or δεῖν, v. δεῖ II:—but μικροῦ πρίασθαι to buy "for a little, cheap", Xen. μικρῷ "by a little", with the comp., Plat. μικρόν and μικρά, "a little", Xen. , Plat. with Preps., ἐπὶ σμικρόν "but a little", Soph. κατὰ μικρόν "into small pieces", Xen. ; so, κατὰ μικρὰ γενόμενοι id=Xen. :— also "little by little", κατὰ μικρὸν ἀεί Ar. παρὰ μικρόν "within a little", παρὰ μ. ἐλθεῖν, c. inf., to be "within an ace" of doing, Eur. μετὰ μικρόν "a little" after, NTest. besides the regul. comp. and Sup. μικρότερος, -ότατος, there are the irreg. ἐλάσσων, ἐλάχιστος, from ἐλαχύς, and μείων or μειότερος, μειότατος.

μικρός, -ά, -όν [in LXX chiefly for קָטָן, מָעַט ;] small, little; __1. of persons; __(a) lit., of stature: Mrk.15:40 (MM, iii, xvi; on the view that age is meant, see Deiss., BS, 144), Luk.19:3; οἱ μ., the little ones, Mat.18:6, 10 18:14, Mrk.9:42; __(b) hence metaphorically, of rank or influence (cf. Dalman, Words, 113 f.) : Mat.10:42, Luk.17:2, Act.8:10 26:22, Heb.8:11" (LXX), Rev.11:18 13:16 19:5, 18 20:12; compar., -ότερος, Mat.11:11, Luk.7:28 9:48. __2. Of things; __(a) of size : Mat.13:32 Mrk.4:31, Jas.3:5; __(b) of quantity: Luk.12:32, 1Co.5:6, Gal.5:9, Rev.3:8; __(with) of time : Jhn.7:33 12:35, Rev.6:11 20:3. __3. Neut., μικρόν, used adverbially; __(a) of distance: Mat.26:39, Mrk.14:35; __(b) of quantity: 2Co.11:1 11:16; __(with) of time : Jhn.13:33 14:19 16:16-19, Heb.10:37; μετὰ μ., Mat.26:73, Mrk.14:70.† (AS)