ὀλίγος

ὀλίγος, -η, -ον

(on οὐχ ὁλ., see infr.), [in LXX chiefly for מָעַט ;]

of number, quantity, size, few, little, small, slight: Matt 9,37; 15,34, Mark 6,5; 8,7, Luk 10,2; 12,48 (sc. πληγάς, opposite to πολλάς), 1 Tim 5,23, Hebr 12,10, Åb 3,4; 12,12; οὐκ ὀ. (in the best uncials written οὐκ ὁ.; see WH, App., 143; M, Pr., 44; Thackeray, Gr., 126 f.), ApG 12,18; 14,28; 15,2 (with genitive part.) ApG 17,4, 12; 19,23-24; 27,20; pl., absol., Matt 7,14; 20,16 (WH, txt., RV, om.) Matt 22,14, Luk 13,23, 1 Pet 3,20. Neut. sing (τὸ) ὀ.: Luk 7,47, 2 Kor 8,15; πρὸς ὀλίγον, 1 Tim 4,8, Jak 4,14; ἐν ὀ., ApG 26,28-29 (with little effort; see Page, in l); id., in brief, Ef 3,3 adverbially, ὀλίγον, of time, Mark 6,31, 1 Pet 1,6; 5,10, Åb 17,10; of space, Mark 1,19, Luk 5,3; pl., ὀλίγα, Luk 10,42, Åb 2,14; ἐπ᾽ ὀλίγα, Matt 25,21, 23; δι᾽ ὀλίγων, in few words, briefly, 1 Pet 5,12 (cf. Plat., Legg., vi, 778 e).†

**ὀλίγως, adv.

(ὀλίγος), [in Aq.: Es 10,7 * ;]

a little, almost, all but: 2 Pet 2,18,†