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Strong's #3398 - μικρός
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- small, little
- of size: hence of stature, of length
- of space
- of age: less by birth, younger
- of time: short, brief, a little while, how little!
- of quantity: i.e. number, amount
- of rank or influence
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μικρός and σμῑκρός, ά, όν,
Dor., Ion. μικκός (q.v.): σμικρός is corroborated by metre in Il. 17.757, Hes. Op. 361, and might be restored in Il. 5.801, Od. 3.296 (μικρός codd.); it is prob. the only form in Hdt. (μικρός Hdt. 2.74 codd.): freq. in Lyr. and prob. always in Trag. (exc. where metre requires μικρός, as S. Aj. 161 (anap., Comp.)); most freq. in Pl.; but in Th., also Ar. and other Com., μικρός prevails, σμικρός being found Th. 4.13, 7.75, 8.81, Ar. Ach. 523, V. 5; Att. Inscrr. have σμικρός IG 12.313.111, al., μικρός ib.369.10, al.: —
Ι small, little,
1 in Size, μ. ἔην δέμας Il. 5.801; μ. λίθος Od. 3.296; κίρκον, ὅ τε σμικρῇσι φόνον φέρει ὀρνίθεσσιν Il. 17.757; σμ. ἄστεα Hdt. 1.5; μεγάθεϊ σμικροί Id. 2.74: with Dims., μ. πολίχνιον, γῄδιον, παιδάρια, Isoc. 5.145, X. Cyr. 8.3.38, Ages. 1.21: as a Com. exaggeration, δικαστηρίδιον μ. πάνυ Ar. V. 803; σκαλαθυρμάτι' ἄττα μ. Id. Nu. 630, etc.: c. inf., μικροὶ δ' ὁρᾶν Id. Pax 821: as a term of reproach, Κλειγενὴς ὁ μικρός Id. Ra. 709, cf. Pl. Prt. 323d, Arist. EN 1123b7, Alex. 98.7; Ἀμύντας ὁ μ. Arist. Pol. 1311b3; οἱ ἐν μικρῷ μεγάλοι short but stoutly built, Philostr. Gym. 36; ὁ μ. δάκτυλος SIG 1172.4 (Lebena).
2. in Quantity, σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖναι Hes. Op. 361; μέλιτος μικρόν Ar. V. 878; μ. ὄψον, ἀργυρίδιον, X. Mem. 3.14.1, Ar. Pl. 240, cf. Antiph. 44.
3. in Amount or Importance, petty, trivial, slight, σμ. πρόφασις Thgn. 323; ἔπος, ἔγκλημα, ῥοπή, etc., S. OC 443, Tr. 361, OT 961, etc.; ἐκ σμικροῦ λόγου on some slight pretext, Id. OC 620; ἐν σμικρῷ λόγῳ παρῆκεν as of small account, ib. 569; αἰτίας μικρᾶς πέρι E. Andr. 387, etc.; οὐδὲ μικρόν, = οὐδὲ γρῦ, D. 19.37; of persons, of small account, opp. μέγας, σμ. ἐν σμικροῖς, μέγας ἐν μεγάλοις Pi. P. 3.107; ἄριστ' ἂν καὶ μέγας ὀρθοῖθ' ὑπὸ μικροτέρων S. Aj. 161 (anap.), etc.; σμ. τίθησί με Id. OC 958; βίος ὁ μ., = μέτριος, E. Fr. 504; τίνος σμικροτάτου μεταβαλόντος, σμικρότατος τὴν δύναμιν, Pl. R. 473b; of the mind, οὐ σμικρὸν φρονεῖ S. Aj. 1120; of style, mean, [ Φίλιστος] μικρὸς ταῖς ἐκφράσεσιν D.H. Vett.Cens. 3.2; of festivals, of lesser importance, Ἁλίεια τὰ μεγάλα καὶ τὰ μ. SIG 1067.14 (Cedreae).
II
1. of Time, short, Pi. O. 12.12, Ar. Pl. 126, etc.; εἰς μ. χρόνον Pl. R. 498d; ἐν μικρῷ (sc. χρόνῳ) shortly, X. Cyn. 5.32, Eq. 8.7; πρὸ μικροῦ Poll. 1.72; ἔτι μικρὸν καὶ καταλιθοβολήσουσί με LXX Exodus 17:4.
2. of Age, young, Ostr.Bodl. i237 (ii B.C.), etc.
III Adverbial usages,
1 regul. Adv. σμικρῶς, but little, Pl. Criti. 107d; μικρῶς by a little, prob. in Archim. Stom. 1: Sup. σμικρότατα X. Mem. 3.11.12.
2. σμικροῦ or μικροῦ within a little, almost, Id. Cyr. 1.4.8, D. 18.151, etc.; in full, μικροῦ δεῖν, v. δεῖ 11, δέω (B) 1; μικροῦ τινος ἀπελείφθη τοῦ μή.. Ach.Tat. 7.13; but μικροῦ πρίασθαι for a little, cheap, X. Mem. 2.10.4.
3. σμικρῷ by a little, with Comp., Pl. Plt. 262c, etc.; also σμικρῷ πρόσθεν a little before, Id. Lg. 719b, etc.; μικρῷ ἄνωθεν D. 44.6.
4. μικρόν a little, σμικρὸν ὑπολείπεσθαι, σμ. τι παρακλίνειν, X. An. 5.4.22, Pl. Cra. 410a; of Time, X. An. 3.1.11, etc.; repeated, μικρὸν μικρόν Antiph. 10: pl., of Degree, σμικρὰ γεωμετρίας ἔμπειροι Pl. R. 527a, etc.; σμίκρ' ἄττα διατρίψαντες Id. Prt. 316a; μικρὰ διακινήσω σε περὶ τοῦ πράγματος Sosip. 1.22; περιπάτησον μικρὰ μετ' ἐμοῦ Men. Sam. 243, cf. Plu. Luc. 31.
5. with Preps., ἐπὶ σμικρόν but a little, S. El. 414, Antipho 6.18, Hdt. 4.129. κατὰ μικρόν into small pieces, X. An. 7.3.22; so κατὰ μικρὰ γενομένης τῆς δυνάμεως ib. 5.6.32; also, little by little, κατὰ μικρὸν ἀεί Ar. V. 702, cf. Nu. 741; opp. συλλήβδην, Pl. R. 344a; καὶ κατὰ σμ. or μ. ever so little, Id. Sph. 241c, Isoc. 3.10, D. 2.22. παρὰ μικρόν within a little, παρὰ μ. ἐλθεῖν c. inf., to be within an ace of doing, E. Heracl. 295 (anap.), cf. Isoc. 7.6, etc.; παρὰ μ. ἦλθον ἀποθανεῖν Id. 17.42; τὸ παρὰ μ. ὥσπερ οὐδὲν ἀπέχειν δοκεῖ Arist. Ph. 197a30; but τὸ παρὰ μ. σῴζεσθαι to be only just saved, Id. Rh. 1371b11, cf. Simp. in Ph. 344.10; gradual, imperceptible change, Arist. Pol. 1303a20; οὐδὲ παρὰ μ. ἦν κρεῖττον c. inf., Plb. 12.20.7; [ ἡ τύχη] παρὰ μ. εἰς ἑκάτερα ποιεῖ μεγάλας ῥοπάς Id. 15.6.8, cf. Isoc. 4.59; but also παρὰ μ. ποιεῖσθαι, ἡγεῖσθαι, to think little of.., D. 61.51, Isoc. 5.79. μετὰ μικρόν a little after, Matthew 26:73. besides regul. Comp. and Sup. μικρότερος, -ότατος (Ar. Eq. 789, D. Prooem. 48, etc.), there are the irreg. ἐλάσσων, ἐλάχιστος, from ἐλαχύς, and μείων, μεῖστος, also μειότερος; v. μείων. [ῑ by nature; ῐ only in late Poetry, Epigr. ap. Phleg. Fr. 36.17 J. ] (Perh. cf. Lat. mîca, mîcidus, OHG. smâhi, ONorse smár 'little'.)
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
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.
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μικρός , -ά , -όν ,
[in LXX chiefly for H6996, H4591;]
small, little;
1. of persons;
(a) lit., of stature: Mark 15:40 (MM, iii, xvi; on the view that age is meant, v. Deiss., BS, 144), Luke 19:3; οἱ μ ., the little ones, Matthew 18:6; Matthew 18:10; Matthew 18:14, Mark 9:42;
(b) hence metaph., of rank or influence (cf. Dalman, Words, 113 f.) : Matthew 10:42, Luke 17:2, Acts 8:10; Acts 26:22, Hebrews 8:11 (LXX), Revelation 11:18; Revelation 13:16; Revelation 19:5; Revelation 19:18; Revelation 20:12; compar., -ότερος , Matthew 11:11, Luke 7:28; Luke 9:48.
2. Of things;
(a) of size : Matthew 13:32 Mark 4:31, James 3:5;
(b) of quantity: Luke 12:32, 1 Corinthians 5:6, Galatians 5:9, Revelation 3:8;
(c) of time : John 7:33; John 12:35, Revelation 6:11; Revelation 20:3.
3. Neut., μικρόν , used adverbially;
(a) of distance: Matthew 26:39, Mark 14:35;
(b) of quantity: 2 Corinthians 11:1; 2 Corinthians 11:16;
(c) of time : John 13:33; John 14:19; John 16:16-19, Hebrews 10:37; μετὰ μ ., Matthew 26:73, Mark 14:70.†
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Among the numerous passages that might be quoted showing how universally in the ancient world a dead body was regarded as unclean, we may mention P Tor I. 1ii. 22 (B.C. 116), where it is said of Hera and Demeter—αἷς ἀθέμιτά ἐστιν νεκρὰ σώματα, ";quae abhorrent a cadaveribus"; (Ed.). Other exx. of the word in this general sense are P Fay 103.1 (iii/A.D.) λ [όγος ] ἀναλώματος τοῦ νεκροῦ, ";account of expenses for the corpse,"; P Oxy I. 51.8 A.D. 173) the report of a public physician who had been appointed—ἐφιδεῖν σῶμα νεκρὸν ἀπηρτημένον Ἱέρακος, ";to inspect the body of a man who had been found hanged, named Hierax"; (Edd.) (cf. ib. III. 475.6—A.D. 182), P Grenf II. 77.13 (iii/iv A.D.) ( = Selections, p. 120), where two men are charged with leaving their brother’s body, while carrying off his effects—καὶ ἐκ τούτου ἔμαθον ὅτι οὐ χάριν τοῦ νεκροῦ ἀνήλθατε ἀλλὰ χάριν τῶν σκευῶν αὐτοῦ, ";and from this I learned that it was not on account of the dead man you came here, but on account of his goods,"; and from the inscrr. Syll 438.145 (c. B.C. 400) τὸν δὲ νεκρὸν κεκαλυμμένον φερέτω σιγᾶι. In JHS xix. p. 92, a sepulchral inscr. of ii/A.D., we have χαῖρέ μοι μῆτερ γλυκυτάτη καὶ φροντίζετε ἡμῶν ὅσα ἐν νεκροῖς —the correlative of the NT ἐκ νεκρῶν. [Note the alternation of sing. and plur. where the reference is identical (cf. Milligan Thess. p. 131 f.).] With the use of νεκρός in Luke 15:24; Luke 15:32, Revelation 1:18; Revelation 2:8; Revelation 3:1, cf. BGU IV. 1024vii. 26 (iv/v A.D.) ε ̣̓λ ̣έησα τὴν δυσδ [αίμον ]α, ὅτι ζῶσ ̣α ̣ [π ]ροσεφέρετο τοῖς βου [λομένοις ] ὡς νεκρά. In C. and B. ii. 343.1 ff. ( = p. 477) a certain Menogenes Eustathes expresses his views on life in the spirit of Epicurean philosophy—
τὸ ζῆν ὁ ζήσας καὶ θανὼν ζῇ τοῖς φίλοις ·
ὁ κτώμενος δὲ πολλὰ μὴ τρυφῶν σὺν τοῖς φίλοις,
οὗτος τέθνηκε πε [ρι ]πατῶν καὶ ζῇ νεκ [ροῦ βίον ?
";The Christian spirit which objected to free enjoyment of life for self and friends is stigmatized as ‘death in life’"; (Ed.). Cf. also Soph. Philoct. 1018 ἄφιλον ἔρημον ἄπολιν ἐν ζῶσιν νεκρόν. Νεκρός is virtually = θνητός in Epict. i. 3. 3, ii. 19. 27 (cited by Sharp, p. 54).
For a subst. νεκρία (not in LS), cf. P Par 22.16 (B.C. 165) τῶν δὲ ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ. . . παρακομισάντων αὐτὸν εἰς τὰς κατὰ Μέμφιν νεκρίας, μεχρὶ τοῦ νῦν οὐ τετόλμηκεν αὐτὸν ἡ Νέφορις θάψαι, P Tor I. 1i. 20 (B.C. 116) see note on p. 85, and Preisigke 5216.5 (i/B.C.), and for νεκροτάφος, ";gravedigger,"; cf. P Grenf II. 73.7 (late iii/A.D.) ( = Selections, p. 118), ib. 77.3 (iii/iv A.D.) ( = Selections, p. 120), and see P Ryl II. 65.2 note, and Otto Priester i. p. 108 f.
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